| Bioactivity | Anatoxin-a (ATX-a) is a neurotoxic alkaloid. Anatoxin-a acts as both a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist and an Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitor[1][2]. |
| Name | Anatoxin-a |
| CAS | 64285-06-9 |
| Formula | C10H15NO |
| Molar Mass | 165.23 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Mir SA, et al. An exploration of the binding prediction of anatoxin-a and atropine to acetylcholinesterase enzyme using multi-level computer simulations. Phys Biol. 2023 Nov 23;21(1). [2]. Colas S, et al. Anatoxin-a: Overview on a harmful cyanobacterial neurotoxin from the environmental scale to the molecular target. Environ Res. 2021 Feb;193:110590. |