1-Naphthaleneacetic acid potassium salt

• CAT Number: M059251
• CAS Number: 15165-79-4
• Molecular Formula: C12H9KO2
• Molecular Weight: 224.30
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: potassium;2-naphthalen-1-ylacetate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C12H10O2.K/c13-12(14)8-10-6-3-5-9-4-1-2-7-11(9)10;/h1-7H,8H2,(H,13,14);/q;+1/p-1
• InChIKey: HPQBUYIHTJNBOM-UHFFFAOYSA-M
• SMILES: C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2CC(=O)[O-].[K+]

1-Naphthaleneacetic acid potassium salt (Potassium 1-Naphthaleneacetate), a synthetic auxin, can promote plant growth. 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid potassium salt is also an inhibitor of PLA2, with an IC50 of 13.16 μM[1][2].
1-Naphthaleneacetic acid (0.7-14 μM) inhibits the activity of PLA2, with the Ki and IC50 of 6.87 μM and 13.16 μM, respectively[1].

Reference

[1]. Dileep KV, et, al. Crystal structure of phospholipase A 2 in complex with 1-naphthaleneacetic acid. IUBMB Life. 2018 Oct;70(10):995-1001.
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[2]. Gómez DA, et al. Effect of 1-naphthaleneacetic acid on organic acid exudation by the roots of white lupin plants grown under phosphorus-deficient conditions. J Plant Physiol. 2014 Sep 15;171(15):1354-61.
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