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6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione
Tree Number(s)
D03.633.100.857.160
Unique ID
D018750
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018750
Scope Note
A potent excitatory amino acid antagonist with a preference for non-NMDA iontropic receptors. It is used primarily as a research tool.
Entry Term(s)
1,4-dihydro-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitro-6-quinoxalinecarbonitrile
6-Cyano-2,3-dihydroxy-7-nitroquinoxaline
CNQX
FG-9065
Pharm Action
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Registry Numbers
6OTE87SCCW
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Related Numbers
115066-14-3
128129-45-3
CAS Type 1 Name
6-Quinoxalinecarbonitrile, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-7-nitro-2,3-dioxo-
Public MeSH Note
95; FG 9065 was indexed under QUINOXALINES 1988-94
Online Note
use 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE (NM) to search FG 9065 1988-94
History Note
95; was FG 9065 (NM) 1988-94
Date Introduced
1995/01/01
Last Updated
2016/05/27
6-Cyano-7-nitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione Preferred
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