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Methoctramine hydrate

≥97% (NMR), muscarinic receptor 2 antogonist, solid

Synonym(s):

Methoctramine tetrahydrochloride hydrate, N,N′-bis[6-[[(2-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]amino]hexyl]-1,8-octane diamine tetrahydrochloride hydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C36H62N4O2 · 4HCl · xH2O
CAS Number:
104807-46-7
Molecular Weight:
728.75 (anhydrous basis)
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
PubChem Substance ID:
24277850
NACRES:
NA.32
MDL number:
MFCD11045942
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Product Name

Methoctramine hydrate, ≥97% (NMR), solid

Quality Level

100

assay

≥97% (NMR)

form

solid

color

white

solubility

H2O: >20 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O.Cl.Cl.Cl.Cl.COc1ccccc1CNCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCNCc2ccccc2OC.COc3ccccc3CNCCCCCCNCCCCCCCCNCCCCCCNCc4ccccc4OC

InChI

1S/2C36H62N4O2.4ClH.H2O/c2*1-41-35-23-13-11-21-33(35)31-39-29-19-9-7-17-27-37-25-15-5-3-4-6-16-26-38-28-18-8-10-20-30-40-32-34-22-12-14-24-36(34)42-2;;;;;/h2*11-14,21-24,37-40H,3-10,15-20,25-32H2,1-2H3;4*1H;1H2

InChI key

XIIINYPADNNZHA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CHRM2(1129)

General description

Methoctramine (N, N′-bis [6-[[(2-methoxyphenyl)-methyl] hexyl]-1, 8-octane] diamine) is a derivative of polymethylene tetramine.

Application

Methoctramine hydrate has been used:
  • As a muscarinic receptor 2 antogonist.
  • As a test molecule to check its effect on premature osteogenic differentiation of HGPS (Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome) iPS (induced pluripotent)-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Methoctramine is a selective M2 muscarinic receptor antagonist at nM concentrations. At mM concentrations, methoctramine directly inhibits the high affinity GTPase activity of G proteins. The increase in calcium and arachidonic acid release were attenuated by the M2 receptor antagonist methoctramine, but not by the M3 receptor antagonist p-fluoro-hexahydro siladifenidol.
Methoctramine is a selective M2 muscarinic receptor antagonist at nM concentrations. At mM concentrations, methoctramine directly inhibits the high affinity GTPase activity of G proteins. In oesophageal muscle, acetylcholine-mediated increase in calcium and arachidonic acid release were reduced by the M2 receptor antagonist, methoctramine. Methoctramine infused bilaterally in the dorsolateral striatum, considerably enhanced memory in cognitively impaired aged rats. Methoctramine plays a vital role in muscarinic receptor classification.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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G Villetti et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 335(3), 622-635 (2010-09-02)
The novel quaternary ammonium salt (3R)-3-[[[(3-fluorophenyl)[(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)methyl]amino]carbonyl]oxy]-1-[2-oxo-2-(2-thienyl)ethyl]-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane bromide (CHF5407) showed subnanomolar affinities for human muscarinic M1 (hM1), M2 (hM2), and M3 (hM3) receptors and dissociated very slowly from hM3 receptors (t(½) = 166 min) with a large part of the receptorial
Laura Nadal et al.
Developmental neuroscience, 38(6), 407-419 (2017-04-27)
The development of the nervous system involves the initial overproduction of synapses, which promotes connectivity. Hebbian competition between axons with different activities leads to the loss of roughly half of the overproduced elements and this refines connectivity. We used quantitative
Wei Wu et al.
Neurobiology of learning and memory, 98(1), 41-46 (2012-05-09)
Microinfusions of the nonselective muscarinic antagonist scopolamine into perirhinal cortex impairs performance on visual recognition tasks, indicating that muscarinic receptors in this region play a pivotal role in recognition memory. To assess the mnemonic effects of selective blockade in perirhinal
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