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(+)-Bicuculline

≥97.0% (TLC), GABAA receptor antagonist, powder

Synonym(s):

Bucuculline

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H17NO6
CAS Number:
485-49-4
Molecular Weight:
367.35
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
329750455
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
207-619-7
MDL number:
MFCD00005006
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
98786
Assay:
≥97.0% (TLC)
Form:
powder
Quality level:
100
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Product Name

(+)-Bicuculline, ≥97.0% (TLC)

Quality Level

100

assay

≥97.0% (TLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D +126±6°, c = 1% in chloroform

mp

193-197 °C

SMILES string

[H][C@]1(OC(=O)c2c3OCOc3ccc12)[C@@]4([H])N(C)CCc5cc6OCOc6cc45

InChI

1S/C20H17NO6/c1-21-5-4-10-6-14-15(25-8-24-14)7-12(10)17(21)18-11-2-3-13-19(26-9-23-13)16(11)20(22)27-18/h2-3,6-7,17-18H,4-5,8-9H2,1H3/t17-,18+/m0/s1

InChI key

IYGYMKDQCDOMRE-ZWKOTPCHSA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Gabra2(29706)

General description

Bicuculline is a convulsant alkaloid. It was originally isolated from the plant Dicentra cucullaria.

Application

Bicuculline has been used:
  • as a compound to compare pharmacodynamics and network activity profiles of conolidine/cannabidiol
  • to study the effects of chronic caffeine administration on the function of GABAA receptor
  • to isolate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-specific evoked and miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (eEPSCs and mEPSCs) in neurons of rats

Biochem/physiol Actions

(+)-Bicuculline acts as a competitive inhibitor of GABA liganding binding to the receptor.
(+)-Bicuculline is a GABAA receptor antagonist.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the GABAC Receptors page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Regulatory Information

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BCCN6938
BCCM8459
BCCL4705
BCCK4310
BCCC1189

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SKUGTIN
14340-100MG04061838734792
14340-500M04061837383045
14340-25MG04061838734808
14340-500MG04061838734815