
The acetoxymethyl group of 8-Br-2’-O-Me-cAMP-AM masks the charged polar phosphate and thus makes the molecule highly membrane-permeant. Inside the cell esterases release the more polar 8-Br-2’-O-Me-cAMP (Prod. No. BLG-B022), which is a potent and specific agonist of exchange factors directly activated by cAMP (Epac or cAMP-GEF), a newly discovered receptor for cyclic AMP.
Since a free 2’-ribose hydroxyl group in cyclic AMP is essential for stimulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), the methylated structure of 8-Br-2’-O-Me-cAMP-AM is an extremely poor PKA activator and allows for specific discrimination between both signalling pathways.
Phosphate tris(acetoxymethyl)ester, PO4-AM3 (Prod. No. BLG-P030), is recommended as control reagent in 8-Br-2’-O-Me-cAMP-AM applications to test for side effects of enzymatically released acetic acid and formaldehyde, two metabolites with potential biological functions.
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