Skip to Content
Merck

Key Documents

View All Documentation

T7508

Tetracaine hydrochloride

≥99%, Calcium channel blocker

Synonym(s):

4-(Butylamino)benzoic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, Amethocaine hydrochloride

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

Change View

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H24N2O2 · HCl
CAS Number:
136-47-0
Molecular Weight:
300.82
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
57654697
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00038912
Assay:
≥99%
Quality level:
200
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

Product Name

Tetracaine hydrochloride, ≥99%

Quality Level

200

assay

≥99%

solubility

chloroform: soluble 30 parts, alcohol: soluble 40 parts, H2O: soluble mg/mL, acetone: insoluble, benzene: insoluble, diethyl ether: insoluble

SMILES string

Cl.CCCCNc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OCCN(C)C

InChI

1S/C15H24N2O2.ClH/c1-4-5-10-16-14-8-6-13(7-9-14)15(18)19-12-11-17(2)3;/h6-9,16H,4-5,10-12H2,1-3H3;1H

InChI key

PPWHTZKZQNXVAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SCN10A(6336), SCN11A(11280), SCN1A(6323), SCN2A(6326), SCN3A(6328), SCN4A(6329), SCN5A(6331), SCN7A(6332), SCN8A(6334), SCN9A(6335)

Application

Tetracaine hydrochloride has been used for studying the pharmacological effects of spinal anesthesia. Tetracaine hydrochloride has also been used as a component of protease digestion buffers.
Topical ophthalmic anesthetic; used for spinal anesthesia

Biochem/physiol Actions

Blocks voltage-sensitive release of Ca2+ from sarcoplasmic reticulum.

Features and Benefits

This compound is a featured product for Cyclic Nucleotide research. Click here to discover more featured Cyclic Nucleotide products. Learn more about bioactive small molecules for other areas of research at sigma.com/discover-bsm.
This compound is featured on the Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated (CNG) and Hyperpolarization Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated (HCN) Channels page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Preparation Note

Tetracaine hydrochloride dissolves in water at 50 mg/ml to yield a clear, colorless solution. It is also soluble in 40 parts alcohol and 30 parts chloroform. However, it is practically insoluble in ether benzene or acetone.

Still not finding the right product?

Explore all of our products under Tetracaine hydrochloride

pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

signalword

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
108K1341
087K1190
105K1370
035K1264
065K1501

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Articles

Discover Bioactive Molecules for Nucleotides

Cyclic nucleotides like cAMP modulate cell function via PKA activation and ion channels.

고리형 뉴클레오타이드를 위한 생체 활성 저분자

고리형 AMP(cAMP), 고리형 GMP(cGMP), 고리형 ADP-리보스를 포함하여 고리형 뉴클레오타이드는 GPCR 활성화에 의해 개시된 세포내 이벤트의 2차 전달자로서 광범위하게 연구되었습니다. cAMP는 주로 cAMP 의존성 단백질 인산화효소(PKA)의 활성화를 통해 모든 진핵생물 세포에서 세포 기능을 변형시키지만 cAMP 개폐 이온 채널 및 cAMP에 의해 직접 활성화되는 구아닌 뉴클레오타이드 교환 인자를 통해서도 변형시킵니다.