L-Kynurenine

Catalog No.S5839 Batch:S583902

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Technical Data

Formula

C10H12N2O3

Molecular Weight 208.21 CAS No. 2922-83-0
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 21 mg/mL (100.85 mM)
Water 14 mg/mL (67.23 mM)
Ethanol Insoluble
In vivo (Add solvents to the product individually and in order)
Clear solution
5% DMSO 95% Corn oil
1.05mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 50 μL of 21 mg/ml clear DMSO stock solution to 950 μL of corn oil and mix evenly. The mixed solution should be used immediately for optimal results. 
Clear solution
saline
10.0mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 10 mg of this product to 1 ml of physiological saline (0.9% NaCL solution), mix evenly to make it clear, The mixed solution should be used immediately for optimal results. 
Clear solution
5%DMSO 40%PEG300 5%Tween80 50%ddH2O
1.05mg/ml Taking the 1 mL working solution as an example, add 50 μL of 21 mg/ml clarified DMSO stock solution to 400 μL of PEG300, mix evenly to clarify it; add 50 μL of Tween80 to the above system, mix evenly to clarify; then continue to add 500 μL of ddH2O 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 L-Kynurenine ((S)-Kynurenine) is a aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist. L-Kynurenine is a metabolite of the amino acid L-tryptophan used in the production of niacin and a central compound of the tryptophan metabolism pathway.
In vitro

Kynurenine (Kyn), the tryptophan (Trp) metabolite and an AHR ligand in hepatocytes, accumulates to cellular levels to cause an elevated rate of AHR activation, and stimulates AHR transcriptional activity quickly. An excess production of Kyn via increased cellular IDO1 levels and activity leads to amplified AHR signaling ultimately giving rise to obesity.[1]

In vivo

L-kynurenine shows a dose-dependent significant neuroprotective effect before the hypoxia-ischemia of rats, and blocks the induction of c-fos immunoreactivity in cerebral cortex following ischemia.[2]

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[1]

  • Cell lines

    H1L7.5c3 mouse hepatocytes

  • Concentrations

    0.1, 1, 10, 100 μM

  • Incubation Time

    24 h

  • Method

    H1L7.5c3 cells are seeded in white-walled, white-bottomed 96-well plates at 4000 cells/well and incubated for 24 hr in culture medium. After the 24-hr incubation, the medium is removed, and the cells are washed once with Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline. Cells are treated with Kynurenine (Kyn) for an additional 24 hr, all of which are dissolved in DMSO unless otherwise noted. Then, cells are removed from incubation and allowed to equilibrate to room temperature for 15min. After equilibration, the medium is removed and the cells are washed twice with at room temperature with DPBS. The cells are lysed with 20 μl/well 1 Passive Lysis Buffer and shaken for 20 min at room temperature. Luciferase activity is recorded programmed to inject 50 μl Luciferase Assay Reagent per well with a 10 sec integration of emitted luminescence.

Animal Study:

[2]

  • Animal Models

    7-day-old rats

  • Dosages

    100, 200, or 300 mg/kg; 50, 100, 200, 300, 400 mg/kg

  • Administration

    i.p.

Selleck's L-Kynurenine has been cited by 1 publication

A novel lncRNA linc-AhRA negatively regulates innate antiviral response in murine microglia upon neurotropic herpesvirus infection [ Theranostics, 2021, 11(19):9623-9651] PubMed: 34646390

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