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Discovery of new muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonists from Scopolia tangutica.
Scientific reports - 7 Apr 2017
Du Nana, Liu Yanfang, Zhang Xiuli, Wang Jixia, Zhao Jianqiang, He Jian, Zhou Han, Mei Lijuan, Liang Xinmiao
Abstract excerpt
Scopolia tangutica (S. tangutica) is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant used for antispasmodics, anesthesia, analgesia and sedation. Its pharmacological activities are mostly associated with the antagonistic activity at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAchRs) of several known alkaloids such as atropine and scopolamine. With our recent identification of four hydroxycinnamic acid amides from S. tangutica, we...
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