Cas No.: | 348575-88-2 |
Chemical Name: | 5-[[2,5-Dimethyl-1-(3-pyridinyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]methylene]-2-thioxo-4-thiazolidinone |
SMILES: | CC1=CC(=C(N1C2=CN=CC=C2)C)/C=C/3\C(=O)NC(=S)S3 |
Formula: | C15H13N3Os2 |
M.Wt: | 315.41 |
Purity: | >98% |
Sotrage: | 2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO |
Description: | Optovin is a reversible photoactive TRPA1 activator; stimulates human TRPA1 channels in vitro and enables repeated photoactivation of motor behaviors in wild-type zebrafish (EC50 = 2 μM). |
In Vivo: | Optovin also elicited nociceptive behaviors in adult mice. optovin shows activity on adult animals in vivo, and may be preferable to conventional TRPA1 ligands for achieving high-resolution spatiotemporal control. |
In Vitro: | Optovin is a rhodanine-containing small molecule with no previously annotated biological activity. Whereas DMSO-treated animals do not respond to photic stimuli, optovin-treated animals respond to light with vigorous motor excitation at an EC50 of 2 μM. Optovin-treated animals respond to 387 nm (violet) stimuli, but not to 485 nm (blue), 560 nm (green) or longer wavelengths. optovin strongly activated 33% (35/105) of DRG neurons. optovin acts on a molecular target expressed in mustard oil responsive mammalian DRG sensory neurons; perhaps on TRPA1 itself. TrpA1 is necessary for the optovin response [1]. |
References: | [1]. Kokel D, et al. Photochemical activation of TRPA1 channels in neurons and animals. Nat Chem Biol. 2013 Apr;9(4):257-63. |