Procaine is a Na+ channel blocker, commonly used as an anesthetic agent and is considered safer than cocaine.It is also useful as a painkiller to treat pain, associated with joints and tendons
Storage Temp
Argon charged
Shipped In
Normal
Grade
Moligand™
Note
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour. Toxic, refer to SDS for further information. Need more advice on solubility, usage and handling? Please visit our frequently asked questions (FAQ) page for more details.
Product Description
Procaine is an inhibitor of sodium channel, NMDA receptor and nAChR with IC50 of 60 μM, 0.296 mM and 45.5 μM, which is also an inhibitor of 5-HT3 with KD of 1.7 μM. A sodium channel blocker and DNA methylation inhibitor
Application:
Procaine hydrochloride has been used as a component of Krebs Henseleit buffer for incubating the left ventricular cardiac tissue in its resting length. It has also been used as an inducer in M9 media for induction assay.
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as benzoic acid esters. These are ester derivatives of benzoic acid.
External Descriptors
organic molecular entity
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