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Oxotremorine M

muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, solid

Synonym(s):

N,N,N,-Trimethyl-4-(2-oxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)-2-butyn-1-ammonium iodide, Oxotremorine methiodide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H19IN2O
CAS Number:
63939-65-1
Molecular Weight:
322.19
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24277861
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00055133
Form:
solid
Quality level:
200
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Product Name

Oxotremorine M, solid

form

solid

Quality Level

200

color

white

solubility

H2O: 24 mg/mL, ethanol: 4.6 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[I-].C[N+](C)(C)CC#CCN1CCCC1=O

InChI

1S/C11H19N2O.HI/c1-13(2,3)10-5-4-8-12-9-6-7-11(12)14;/h6-10H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

VVLMSCJCXMBGDI-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Gene Information

human ... CHRM1(1128), CHRM2(1129), CHRM3(1131), CHRM4(1132), CHRM5(1133)

Application

Oxotremorine M has been used as a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAchR) agonist:
  • to study its acute effects on the movement of Caenorhabditis elegans
  • to treat hippocampal neurons for studying fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) phosphorylation
  • to induce bladder overactivity in rats

Biochem/physiol Actions

Oxotremorine M is a nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist.

Features and Benefits

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This compound is featured on the Acetylcholine Receptors (Muscarinic) and Acetylcholine Receptors (Nicotinic) pages of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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Skull and crossbones
GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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0000217518
0000217518
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Yoshihiro Matsumoto et al.
Urology, 75(4), 862-867 (2010-02-17)
To investigate the effects of various muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR) antagonists, including selective M2 and M3 mAChR antagonists, on bladder overactivity. It has been proposed that the urothelium modulates the activity of bladder afferent pathways. However, the differential roles of
M Gillard et al.
Molecular pharmacology, 32(1), 100-108 (1987-07-01)
We compared the binding characteristics of muscarinic receptors labeled by [3H]oxotremorine-M ([3H]oxo-M) in homogenates of brain cortex and heart from rat. In both tissues [3H]oxo-M bound, with the same KD (6.5 nM), to a fraction of the receptors labeled by
Simona Dedoni et al.
Journal of neurochemistry, 122(1), 58-71 (2012-04-27)
Type I interferons (IFNs) have been shown to act on neurons and to cause neuronal damage through mechanisms not completely defined. Here, we investigated the effects of type I IFNs on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-induced TrkB receptor signaling and neurotrophic
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