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Chemical Name:[R-(R*,S*)]-5-(6,8-Dihydro-8-oxofuro[3,4-e]-1,3-benzodi
oxol-6-yl)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6,6-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolo[
4,5-g]isoquinolinium bromide
Biological Activity:
Methobromide salt of
(+)-bicuculline. Water soluble and more stable than bicuculline. Non-GABA
receptor-mediated actions reported.
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bicuculline facilitate seizures in developing rats. Brain Res. 465
243. Seutin and Johnson (1999) Recent advances in the pharmacology of
quaternary salts of bicuculline. TiPS 20 268.