4-Benzoylbenzoic acid is a reagent that is used in the synthesis of BzATP Triethylammonium Salt, which is a selective P2X purinergic agonist. It is more potent than ATP at homodimeric P2X7 receptors.
参考文献
Cole, D., Yount, R.: J. Biol. Chem., 265, 22537 (1990); Atarashi, K., et al.: Nature, 455, 808 (2008)