2,3-Butanedione monoxime is a reversible inhibitor of myosin ATPase. It is also used as a reagent for colorimetric determination of urea.
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Applications
2,3-Butanedione monoxime is a reversible inhibitor of myosin ATPase. It is also used as a reagent for colorimetric determination of urea.
Solubility
Soluble in water (50g/L at 20°C)
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Backx P H.; Gao W D.; Azan-Backx M D.; Marban E. Mechanism of force inhibition by 2,3-butanedione monoxime in rat cardiac muscle: roles of [Ca2+]i and cross-bridge kinetics. The Journal of Physiology. 1994, 476 (3), 487-500.
- K. Horiuti, H. Higuchi.; Y. Umazume.; M. Konishi.; O. Okazaki.; S. Kurihara. Mechanism of action of 2, 3-butanedione 2-monoxime on contraction of frog skeletal muscle fibres. Journal of Muscle Research & Cell Motility. 1988, 9 (2), 156-164.
- Reagent for colorimetric determination of urea: Anal. Biochem., 97, 421 (1979). Reagent for Co, Ni, Pd and Re: Talanta, 26, 425 (1979).
- Formation of the silyl enol ether (1-aza-3-siloxy-1,3-butadiene), followed by hetero Diels-Alder reaction with Dimethyl acetyl enedicarboxyl ate, A11437 affords a highly-functionalized pyridine: Tetrahedron, 62, 5454 (2006).