Cas No.: | 153-98-0 |
SMILES: | OC1=CC2=C(NC=C2CCN)C=C1.[H]Cl |
Formula: | C10H13ClN2O |
M.Wt: | 212.68 |
Sotrage: | 2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO |
Description: | Serotonin hydrochloride is a monoamine neurotransmitter in the CNS and an endogenous 5-HT receptor agonist. Serotonin hydrochloride is also a catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor with a Ki of 44 μM. |
In Vivo: | Serotonin hydrochloride produces robust hypersensitivity compare to saline-treated controls (p<0.001)[1]. A significant increase in colonic 5-HT content is observed in IL-13-/- mice receiving Serotonin hydrochloride compare to IL-13-/- receiving vehicle following induction of DSS colitis[2]. |
In Vitro: | Serotonin hydrochloride is a monoamine neurotransmitter in the CNS and an endogenous 5-HT receptor agonist. Serotonin hydrochloride also inhibits catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT), an enzyme that contributes to modultion the perception of pain, via non-competitive binding to the site bound by catechol substrates with a binding affinity comparable to the binding affinity of catechol itself (Ki= 44 μM). Results show that addition of 100 μM of Serotonin hydrochloride decreases the reaction velocity of COMT[1]. |