Product Description: Huperzine B is a Lycopodium alkaloid isolated from Huperzia serrata and a highly selective acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor. Huperzine B can be uesd to can be used to improve Alzheimer's disease[1][2].
Applications: Neuroscience-Neurodegeneration
Formula: C16H20N2O
References: [1]Zhang HY, et al. Huperzine B, a novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, attenuates hydrogen peroxide induced injury in PC12 cells. Neurosci Lett. 2000 Sep 29;292(1):41-4./[2]He XC, et al. Study on dual-site inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase: Highly potent derivatives of bis- and bifunctional huperzine B. Bioorg Med Chem. 2007 Feb 1;15(3):1394-408.
CAS Number: 103548-82-9
Molecular Weight: 256.34
Compound Purity: 98.13
Research Area: Neurological Disease
Solubility: DMSO : 25 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Cholinesterase (ChE)