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M1523

Muscimol

≥98% (TLC), powder, GABAA receptor agonist.

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxy-5-aminomethyl-isoxazole, 5-Aminomethyl-3-hydroxy-isoxazole, 5-Aminomethyl-3-isoxazolol, Agarine, Pantherine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N2O2
CAS Number:
2763-96-4
Molecular Weight:
114.10
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24896662
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
220-430-4
MDL number:
MFCD00057894
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1618960

Product Name

Muscimol, powder

InChI key

ZJQHPWUVQPJPQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C4H6N2O2/c5-2-3-1-4(7)6-8-3/h1H,2,5H2,(H,6,7)

SMILES string

NCC1=CC(=O)NO1

form

powder

color

white to off-white

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

rat ... Gabra2(29706)

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Application

Muscimol has been used:
  • to reduce conditioned fear-expression in lateral amygdala (LA)
  • to eliminate cortical cell response in ferrets
  • to inactivate lateral magnocellular nucleus of the nidopallium (LMAN) in zebra finches

Biochem/physiol Actions

GABAA receptor agonist.

Features and Benefits

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General description

Muscimol is a psychoactive isoxazole component, which is found in Amanita muscaria and related mushrooms. It lowers cerebral glucose metabolism and increases the level of 5-hydroxytryptamine in brain. Muscimol has hallucinogenic effects. It is associated with distorted perceptions, nausea and vomiting.

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GHS06

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Danger

hcodes

H300,H336

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

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

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0000412801
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0000412801
0000404425

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The role of the lateral amygdala in the retrieval and maintenance of fear-memories formed by repeated probabilistic reinforcement
Erlich JC, et al.
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 6, 16-16 (2012)
Julen Hernandez-Lallement et al.
Current biology : CB, 30(6), 949-961 (2020-03-07)
Empathy, the ability to share another individual's emotional state and/or experience, has been suggested to be a source of prosocial motivation by attributing negative value to actions that harm others. The neural underpinnings and evolution of such harm aversion remain
Su-Hyuk Ko et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 21(22) (2020-11-19)
Autophagy is a conserved pathway that plays a key role in cell homeostasis in normal settings, as well as abnormal and stress conditions. Autophagy dysfunction is found in various neurodegenerative diseases, although it remains unclear whether autophagy impairment is a
Handbook of Mushroom Poisoning: Diagnosis and Treatment (1994)
Babak K Mansoori et al.
Experimental neurology, 254, 18-28 (2014-01-23)
A rapidly growing number of studies using inhibition of the contralesional hemisphere after stroke are reporting improvement in motor performance of the paretic hand. These studies have used different treatment onset time, duration and non-invasive methods of inhibition. Whereas these
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