(-)-Huperzine A (HupA)

Catalog No.S2251 Batch:S225101

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Technical Data

Formula

C15H18N2O
Molecular Weight 242.32 CAS No. 102518-79-6
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro 5%TFA 7.54 mg/mL (31.11 mM)
DMSO Insoluble
Water Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Clear solution
30%propylene glycol 5%Tween80 65%D5W
30.0mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 300 μL of 100 mg/ml clarified propylene glycol stock solution to 50 μL of Tween 80, mix evenly to clarify it; then continue to add 650 μL of D5W to adjust the volume to 1 mL. The mixed solution should be used immediately for optimal results. 
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description (-)-Huperzine A is a potent, highly specific and reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) with Ki of 7 nM, exhibiting 200-fold more selectivity for G4 AChE over G1 AChE. Also acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist. Phase 4.
Targets
AChE (G4 form) [1]
7 nM(Ki)
In vitro (-)-Huperzine A is a novel alkaloid isolated from the Chinese herb Huperzia serrata. (-)-Huperzine A preferentially inhibits tetrameric AChE (G4 form). (-)-Huperzine A is more potent than tacrine, physostigmine, galanthamine, and rivastigmine with respect to inhibition of AChE activity, whereas HupA is the least potent BuChE inhibitor among the inhibitors. [1] (-)-Huperzine A possesses the ability to protect cells against hydrogen peroxide, β-amyloid protein, glutamate, ischemia and staurosporine-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis. These protective effects are related to its ability to attenuate oxidative stress, regulate the expression of apoptotic proteins Bcl-2, Bax, P53, and caspase-3, protect mitochondria, upregulate nerve growth factor and its receptors, and interfere with amyloid precursor protein metabolism. [3]
In vivo (-)-Huperzine A can ameliorate the learning and memory deficiency in animal models and AD patients. Its potentially beneficial actions include modification of β-amyloid peptide processing, reduction of oxidative stress, neuronal protection against apoptosis, and regulation of the expression and secretion of nerve growth factor (NGF) and NGF signaling. [2] (-)-Huperzine A significantly inhibits AChE activity in the cortex, hippocampus, striatum, medial septum, medulla oblongata, cerebellum, and hypothalamus of rats that are killed 30 min following the administration of (-)-Huperzine A at several dose levels compared with the saline control. [3]
Features Greater penetration of the blood-brain barrier, higher oral bioavailability, and longer AChE inhibition relative to tacrine, donepezil, and rivastigmine.

Protocol (from reference)

Animal Study:[4]
  • Animal Models

    Male Sprague-Dawley rats

  • Dosages

    0.1 mg/kg

  • Administration

    Orally

Selleck's (-)-Huperzine A (HupA) has been cited by 1 publication

Donepezil, a drug for Alzheimer's disease, promotes oligodendrocyte generation and remyelination. [ Acta Pharmacol Sin, 2019, 10.1038/s41401-018-0206-4] PubMed: 30918344

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