Chemical Name:N,N,N-Triethyl-2-[4-(2-phenylethenyl)phenoxy]ethanamini
um iodide
Biological Activity:
A selective antagonist for neuronal α7 subunit- containing nAChR subtypes. Inhibits α-Bgtx binding to chick α7 and α4β2 subtypes with Ki values of 106 nM and 84 μM respectively.
Gottiet al (1998) 4-Oxystilbene compounds are selective ligands
for neuronal nicotinic αbungarotoxin receptors. Br.J.Pharmacol. 124
1197. Maggiet al (1999) Selective effects of a 4-oxystilbene
derivative on wild and mutant neuronal chick α7 nicotinic receptor.
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