L-BMAA hydrochloride

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Product Description

L-BMAA hydrochloride is a neurotoxic glutamate agonist originally isolated from Cycas circinalis. Implicated in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-Parkinsonism-dementia complex of Guam (Guam ALS-PD).

Product Specifications for L-BMAA hydrochloride

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Solubility

Preparing Stock Solutions for L-BMAA hydrochloride

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 154.60.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which all affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

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Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
0.6 mM	10.78 mL	53.90 mL	107.81 mL
3 mM	2.16 mL	10.78 mL	21.56 mL
6 mM	1.08 mL	5.39 mL	10.78 mL
30 mM	0.22 mL	1.08 mL	2.16 mL

Calculators

Background References

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

• Vega The preparation of L- and D-α-amino-β<-methylaminopropionic acids and the identification of the compound isolated from Cycas circinalis as the L-isomer. Phytochemistry
• Weiss Neurotoxicity of β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) and β-N-oxalylamino-L-alanine (BOAA) on cultured cortical neurons. Brain Res. 1989 PMID: 2551452

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