General description
Bicuculline is a phthalide isoquinoline alkaloid, which is extracted from Dicentra cucullaria. It acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. Bicuculline inhibits slow afterhyperpolarization (AHP).
Application
1(S),9(R)-(-)-Bicuculline methiodide has been used as a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) antagonist to block inhibition in the semicoronal slices. It has also been used for the preparation of organotypic hippocampal slice cultures (OHSCs).
Biochem/physiol Actions
(-)-Bicuculline methiodide is a GABAA receptor antagonist, which acts as a competitive inhibitor of GABA ligand binding to the receptor.
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Preparation Note
prepared from (+)-bicuculline
| Quality Segment | 100 |
| assay | ≥95.0% (HPCE) |
| form | powder |
| optical activity | [α]/D -117±7°, c = 1 in chloroform |
| solubility | H2O: 10 mg/mL, almost clear, greenish-yellow |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| SMILES string | [I-].[H][C@]1(OC(=O)c2c3OCOc3ccc12)[C@]4([H])c5cc6OCOc6cc5CC[N+]4(C)C |
| InChI | 1S/C21H20NO6.HI/c1-22(2)6-5-11-7-15-16(26-9-25-15)8-13(11)18(22)19-12-3-4-14-20(27-10-24-14)17(12)21(23)28-19;/h3-4,7-8,18-19H,5-6,9-10H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1/t18-,19+;/m0./s1 |
| InChI key | HKJKCPKPSSVUHY-GRTNUQQKSA-M |
