Bioactivity | Muscarine ((+)-Muscarine) iodide is a toxin that can stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system. Muscarine iodide is a prototype muscarinic acetylcholine receptor agonist[1][2]. |
Invitro | Muscarine iodide administration (100 µM) induces an intracellular calcium signal amplitude similar to the one triggered by 10 µM ACh[1].Muscarine iodide (1-30 μM) produces a dose-dependent hyperpolarization in a sub-population of the NRM cells that contain 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on the NRM neurons[2]. |
Name | Muscarine iodide |
CAS | 24570-49-8 |
Formula | C9H20INO2 |
Molar Mass | 301.17 |
Appearance | Solid |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | -20°C, sealed storage, away from moisture *In solvent : -80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month (sealed storage, away from moisture) |
Reference | [1]. Beatrice Mihaela Radu, et al. All muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (M 1-M 5) are expressed in murine brain microvascular endothelium. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 11;7(1):5083. [2]. Z Z Pan, et al. Muscarine hyperpolarizes a subpopulation of neurons by activating an M2 muscarinic receptor in rat nucleus raphe magnus in vitro. J Neurosci. 1994 Mar;14(3 Pt 1):1332-8. |