Valproic Acid, CAS 99-66-1

Shelf life (days): 730

Info: An analog of valeric acid; inhibits class I HDACs (IC50s = ~2 mM); decreases the number of axon branches in sensory neurons isolated from newborn rat dorsal root ganglia; inhibits amyloid-β deposition and neuritic plaque formation and decreases escape latency in the Morris water maze test in the APP23 transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease; has anticonvulsant activity in the pentylenetetrazole seizure threshold test in mice (ED50 = 0.71 mmol/kg); induces neurotoxicity at ≥1.2 mmol/kg

Formulation: A neat liquid

Formal Name: 2-propyl-pentanoic acid

Purity: ≥95%

Formula Markup: C8H16O2

Formula Weight: 144.21144

CAS Number: 99-66-1

• SKU: CAY35739-5
• Manufacturer: Cayman Chemical
• Manufacturer SKU: 35739-5
• Package Unit: 5 g
• Quantity Unit: STK