Anthracene-9-carboxylic acid is a Cl- transport inhibitor with a moderate to strong inhibitory action on PKA activated cardiac IcI.
ChEBI: An anthroic acid carrying the carboxy substituent at position 9.
Cl - transport inhibitor with a moderate to strong inhibitory action on PKA activated cardiac I cI .
Moderately toxic byintraperitoneal route. Mutation data reported. Whenheated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke andirritating vapors.
Crystallise the acid from EtOH. It is fluorescent in EtOH. [Beilstein 9 IV 2671.]
