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(±)-Anatoxin A fumarate
Chemical Name:(±)-2-Acetyl-9-aza bicyclo[4.2.1]non-2-ene fumarate
Biological Activity:
A potent nicotinic agonist (Ki values are 1.25 and 1840
nM for α4β2 and α7 nicotinic receptors
respectively). Stimulates [3H]-dopamine release from rat striatal
synaptosomes (EC50 = 136 nM).
Stolermanet al (1992) Behavioural effects of anatoxin, a potent
nicotinic agonist in rats. Neuropharmacology 31 311. Gordonet al (1992) Induced release of acetylcholine from guinea pig ileum
longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus by anatoxin-A. J.Pharmacol.Exp.Ther. 263
997. Thomaset al (1993) (+)-Anatoxin is a potent agonist at
neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. J.Neurochem. 60 2308.
Sharples et al (2000) UB-165
implicates α4β2 nAChR in striatal dopamine release. J.Neurosci.
20 2783.