DH 97
Chemical Name: N-Pentanoyl-2-benzyltryptamine
Biological Activity
DH 97 is a relatively potent MT2 melatonin receptor antagonist (pKi value = 8.03), displaying 89- and 229-fold selectivity over MT1 and GPR50 (melatonin-related orphan receptor) respectively.Technical Data
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Background References
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High-throughput genotoxicity assay identifies antioxidants as inducers of DNA damage response and cell death.
Fox JT, Sakamuru S, Huang R
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 2012;109(14):5423-8. -
Comparison of the relationships of melatonin receptor agonists and antagonists; lengthening the N-acyl side chain has differing effects on potency on Xenopus melanophores.
Teh and Sugden
Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch.Pharmacol., 1998;358:522 -
Molecular and pharmacological evidence for MT1 melatonin receptor subtype in the tail artery of juvenile Wistar rats.
Ting et al.
Br.J.Pharmacol., 1999;127:987
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Citations for DH 97
The citations listed below are publications that use Tocris products. Selected citations for DH 97 include:
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Melatonin inhibits tachykinin NK2 receptor-triggered 5-HT release from guinea pig isolated colonic mucosa.
Authors: Kojima Et al.
Br J Pharmacol 2011;162:1179
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Melatonin-induced calcium signaling in clusters of human and rat duodenal enterocytes.
Authors: Sjöblom Et al.
BMC Neurosci 2003;284:G1034
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