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Oxotremorine M

solid

Synonym(s):

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

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H19IN2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
322.19
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

form

solid

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

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.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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
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
David R Thomas et al.
Neuropharmacology, 58(8), 1206-1214 (2010-03-09)
N-desmethylclozapine (NDMC) has been reported to display partial agonism at the human recombinant and rat native M(1) mAChR, a property suggested to contribute to the clinical efficacy of clozapine. However, the profile of action of NDMC at the human native
Detection of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1) Transactivation by Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors (mAChRs) in Primary Neuronal Hippocampal Cultures Through Use of Biochemical and Morphological Approaches
"Reference Module in Food Science, 57-70 (2018)
Tanya L Daigle et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 32(33), 11461-11466 (2012-08-17)
Although G-protein-coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is the most widely studied member of a family of kinases that has been shown to exert powerful influences on a variety of G-protein-coupled receptors, its role in the brain remains largely unknown. Here

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