Aprikalim [132562-26-6]

MedChem Express

Aprikalim [132562-26-6]

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132562-26-6

Research Use Only

C12H16N2OS2

268.40

Aprikalim (RP 52891), a potassium channel opener (KCO), activates ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channels in guinea pig ventricular myocytes. Using patch-clamp techniques, it was found that aprikalim enhances KATP channel activity more effectively in Mg-NDP solution compared to standard solutions. In Mg-NDP solution, aprikalim reduced the sensitivity of KATP channels to ATP, increasing the concentration of ATP required to inhibit channel activity by half (K1) from 56 microM to 180 microM. However, this effect diminished over time. Aprikalims ability to activate KATP channels in Mg-NDP solution suggests potential therapeutic implications in modulating cardiac excitability and may relate to changes in channel protein enzymatic activity under experimental conditions[1].

S=C([C@]1(C2=CC=CN=C2)CCCC[S@]1=O)NC

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