(+/-)-Muscarine chloride hydrate, >=98% (HPLC)

Application

(±)-Muscarine chloride hydrate may be used: as an acetylcholine receptor agonist in neuronal precursor cell lines PC 12 cells as toxin test compound for paper spray mass spectrometry (PSMS) optimization experimentsas a component of quality control(QC) in hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-HRMS/MS) analysis of human urine samples

Biochem/physiol Actions

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist; originally isolated from Amanita muscaria.

Muscarine is a potent agonist than acetylcholine and is not susceptible to degradation by cholinesterases. Muscarine administration results in muscle spasm especially in gut, bronchus and uterus.

Features and Benefits

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

Packaging

5, 25 mg in glass bottle