Application
(S)-(-)-Bay K8644 has been used as a L-type calcium channel (LTCC) agonist in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) slices. It has also been used as a LTCC agonist to induce arrhythmiain rats.
Biochem/physiol Actions
(S)-(-)-Bay K8644 enhances Ca2+ current, whereas the (+)-Bay K 8644 is a weak Ca2+ channel antagonist. Bay K 8644 is lipophilic and it effectively scavenges superoxide anions.
Features and Benefits
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General description
(S)-(-)-Bay K8644, a dihydropyridine compound is a Ca2+channel activator. It is an enantiomer of Bay K 8644.
Legal Information
Manufactured and sold with the permission of Bayer AG.
Packaging
1, 5 mg in glass bottle
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