Description
An adenosine A1 receptor antagonist (Ki = 10.9 nM); selective for adenosine A1 over A2 receptors (Ki = 1,440 nM); inhibits hypoxia-induced depression of evoked synaptic potentials in rat hippocampal slices; increases secondary after-discharge duration in electrically induced seizures in rats ≥2.5 mg/kg; increases the response rate under a fixed-interval schedule of stimulus-shock termination in squirrel monkeys (ED50 = 2.5 μmol/kg)
Formal name: 8-cyclopentyl-3,9-dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
Synonyms: 8-Cyclopentyltheophylline|CPT|NSC 101806
Molecular weight: 248.3
CAS: 35873-49-5
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid