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Valproic Acid

Valproic Acid

Product ID V0148
Cas No. 99-66-1
Purity ≥98%
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10 g $47.80 In stock
25 g $102.30 In stock
100 g $204.40 In stock
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Description

Valproic acid acts as an antagonist at T-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels and voltage-gated Na+ channels; it also inhibits GABA transaminase, potentiating GABA signaling. Valproic acid is used clinically as an antiepileptic/anticonvulsant, although it also exhibits anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic, and anticancer chemotherapeutic activities. Valproic acid may also display antihypertensive benefit. In lung tissue, this compound prevents LPS-induced increases in TNF-α, IL-1β, NF-κB, NO, and iNOS. Valproic acid is an inhibitor of class I histone deacetylases (HDACs), primarily active against HDAC1, and downregulates expression of HDAC, VEGF, VEGFR2, and FGF, inhibiting tumor growth and angiogenesis in animal models.

Product Info

Cas No.

99-66-1

Purity

≥98%

Formula

C8H16O2

Formula Wt.

144.21

Chemical Name

2-propylpentanoic acid

IUPAC Name

2-propylpentanoic acid

Synonym

2-Propylpentanoic Acid; Dipropylacetic acid; Depakene; Depakine

Melting Point

120-130°C

Solubility

Water Solubility: 1.3mg/mL Freely soluble in 1N sodium hydroxide, methanol, alcohol, acetone, chloroform, benzene, ether, n-heptane; slightly soluble in 0.1 N hydrochloric acid

Appearance

Colorless liquid

Shipping and Storage

Store Temp

Ambient

Ship Temp

Ambient

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MSDS

V0148 MSDS PDF

Info Sheet

V0148 Info Sheet PDF

References

Zhang ZH, Hao CL, Liu P, et al. Valproic acid inhibits tumor angiogenesis in mice transplanted with Kasumi 1 leukemia cells. Mol Med Rep. 2014 Feb;9(2):443-9. PMID: 24297248.

Ji MH, Li GM, Jia M, et al. Valproic acid attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury in mice. Inflammation. 2013 Dec;36(6):1453-9. PMID: 23846716.

Zhao L, Chen CN, Hajji N, et al. Histone deacetylation inhibition in pulmonary hypertension: therapeutic potential of valproic acid and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid. Circulation. 2012 Jul 24;126(4):455-67. PMID: 22711276.

Rosenberg G. The mechanisms of action of valproate in neuropsychiatric disorders: can we see the forest for the trees? Cell Mol Life Sci. 2007 Aug;64(16):2090-103. PMID: 17514356.

Kelly KM, Gross RA, Macdonald RL. Valproic acid selectively reduces the low-threshold (T) calcium current in rat nodose neurons. Neurosci Lett. 1990 Aug 14;116(1-2):233-8. PMID: 2175404.

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