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Aminopterin

Hybri-Max, 50 ×, γ-irradiated, lyophilized powder, BioXtra, suitable for hybridoma

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-{4-[(2,4-Diaminopteridin-6-yl)methylamino]benzamido}pentanedioic acid, 4-Amino-PGA, 4-Aminofolic acid, 4-Aminopteroyl-L-glutamic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H20N8O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
440.41
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
69045
EC Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.75

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

grade

Hybri-Max

sterility

γ-irradiated

product line

BioXtra

form

lyophilized powder

concentration

50 ×

technique(s)

cell culture | hybridoma: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

solubility

10 mL/vial, clear, red (in TC Medium)

ε (extinction coefficient)

24,500 at 282 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 1 M
25,700 at 261 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 1 M
8,100 at 373 nm in 0.1 M NaOH at 1 M

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Nc1nc(N)c2nc(CNc3ccc(cc3)C(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O)cnc2n1

InChI

1S/C19H20N8O5/c20-15-14-16(27-19(21)26-15)23-8-11(24-14)7-22-10-3-1-9(2-4-10)17(30)25-12(18(31)32)5-6-13(28)29/h1-4,8,12,22H,5-7H2,(H,25,30)(H,28,29)(H,31,32)(H4,20,21,23,26,27)/t12-/m0/s1

InChI key

TVZGACDUOSZQKY-LBPRGKRZSA-N

Gene Information

human ... FPGS(2356)
mouse ... Fpgs(14287)

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Application

Aminopterin concentrate supplement for hybridoma cell culture applications.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Folic acid antagonist. Aminopterin is actively transported into cells by the folate transporter. In the cell, it is converted to a high molecular weight polyglutamate metabolite by folylpolyglutamate synthase that, in turn, binds to dihydrofolate reductase and inhibits its activity. Aminopterin-polyglutamate is degraded intracellularly by γ-glutamyl hydrolase.

Linkage

More potent, but more toxic, than methotrexate.

Reconstitution

Reconstitute contents of vial with 10 mL sterile cell culture medium. Stock solution is sufficient to prepare 500 mL medium. Final working concentration: 0.4 μM aminopterin.

Legal Information

Hybri-Max is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC

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