Ruthenium Red - CAS 11103-72-3 - Calbiochem

General description

A blocker of transmembrane Ca²⁺ fluxes (IC₅₀ = 7 µM) that attenuates capsaicin-induced cation channel opening. Inhibits Ca²⁺-induced Ca²⁺ release from ryanodine-sensitive intracellular Ca²⁺ stores. Inhibits K⁺-stimulated catecholamine secretion (IC₅₀ = 6 µM).

Ruthenium: ≥35%

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cell permeable: no

Primary Target
Blocker of transmembrane Ca2+ fluxes

Product does not compete with ATP.

Reversible: no

Target IC₅₀: 7 µM in blocking transmembrane Ca2+ fluxes; 6 µM inhibiting K+-stimulated catecholamine secretion

Warning

Toxicity: Harmful (C)

Other Notes

Merck Index 13, 8379.
Phillippe, M. and Basa, A. 1996. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 221, 656.
Buratti, R., et al. 1995. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 213, 1082.
Hamilton, M.G. and Lundy, P.M. 1995. J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 273, 940.
Gomis, A., et al. 1994. Biochem. Pharmacol. 47, 225.
Stjame, P., et al. 1994. Acta Otolaryngol. 114, 651.
Ma, J. 1993. J. Gen. Physiol.102, 1031.

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