Cuprizone (Standard)
Cuprizone is a copper chelating agent that forms a deep blue copper ketone complex with copper (II). The copper ketone reaction can be used in colorimetric tests for the presence of trace copper. Cuprizone can be used to induce some schizophrenia-like behavior in mice. Cuprizone acts on copper enzymes, including SOD1, cytochrome oxidase, and DβH, thereby causing oxidative stress and increasing DA levels in certain brain regions such as the medial prefrontal cortex (PFC).
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- CAS No.: 370-81-0
- Formula: C14H22N4O2
- Molecular Weight:278.36
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Product Information
The compound is the grade of analytical standard, which is the reference standard supplied assay. It is commonly used in qualitative, quantitative and methodological research experiments in HPLC, GC and MS.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 370-81-0
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Molecular Weight 278.36
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Formula C14H22N4O2
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SMILES
O=C(C(N/N=C1CCCCC\1)=O)N/N=C2CCCCC/2
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Suzuki K, et al. Status spongiosus of CNS and hepatic changes induced by cuprizone (biscyclohexanone oxalyldihydrazone). Am J Pathol. 1969 Feb;54(2):307-25. [Content Brief]
[2]. Sanadgol N, et al. Alpha-lipoic acid mitigates toxic-induced demyelination in the corpus callosum by lessening of oxidative stress and stimulation of polydendrocytes proliferation. Metab Brain Dis. 2018 Feb;33(1):27-37. [Content Brief]
[3]. M Jake Pushie, et al. Synthesis and structural characterization of copper-cuprizone complexes. Dalton Trans. 2022 Jun 29. [Content Brief]
[4]. Haiyun Xu, et al. Behavioral and neurobiological changes in C57BL/6 mouse exposed to cuprizone: effects of antipsychotics. Front Behav Neurosci. 2010 Mar 18;4:8. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)