Chemistry:Chlorohydroxyphenylglycine

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Chlorohydroxyphenylglycine
2-Chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine.svg
Names
IUPAC name
Amino(2-chloro-5-hydroxyphenyl)acetic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations CHPG
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C8H6ClNO3
Molar mass 199.59 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine or CHPG is an agonist of the metabotropic glutamate receptors, specific for mGluR5.[1]

It is capable of directly potentiating the depolarization of hippocampal CA1 neurons induced through NMDA administration.[2]

References

  1. Kammermeier, Paul J (2012). "The orthosteric agonist 2-chloro-5-hydroxyphenylglycine activates mGluR5 and mGluR1 with similar efficacy and potency". BMC Pharmacology 12: 6. doi:10.1186/1471-2210-12-6. PMID 22642439. 
  2. Collingridge G.; Volianskis A.; Bannister N.; France G.; Hanna L.; Mercier M.; Tidball P.; Fang G. et al. (2013). "The NMDA receptor as a target for cognitive enhancement". Neuropharmacology 64: 13–26. doi:10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.06.051. PMID 22796429.