Bioactivity | Arecaidine hydrobromide, a pyridine alkaloid, is a potent GABA uptake inhibitor. Arecaidine hydrobromide is a substrate of H+-coupled amino acid transporter 1 (PAT1, SLC36A1) and competitively inhibits L-proline uptake[1][2]. |
Name | Arecaidine hydrobromide |
CAS | 6013-57-6 |
Formula | C7H12BrNO2 |
Molar Mass | 222.08 |
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]. D Lodge, et al. Effects of the Areca nut constituents arecaidine and guvacine on the action of GABA in the cat central nervous system. Brain Res. 1977 Nov 18;136(3):513-22. [2]. Valerie Voigt, et al. Transport of the areca nut alkaloid arecaidine by the human proton-coupled amino acid transporter 1 (hPAT1). J Pharm Pharmacol. 2013 Apr;65(4):582-90. |