arecoline (CHEBI:2814)

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ChEBI Name	arecoline

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:2814

Definition	A tetrahydropyridine that is 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine with a methyl group at position 1, and a methoxycarbonyl group at position 3. An alkaloid found in the areca nut, it acts as an agonist of muscarinic acetylcholine.

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Formula

C8H13NO2

Net Charge

Average Mass

155.19430

Monoisotopic Mass

155.09463

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H13NO2/c1-9-5-3-4-7(6-9)8(10)11-2/h4H,3,5-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

HJJPJSXJAXAIPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COC(=O)C1=CCCN(C)C1

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	muscarinic agonist Any drug that binds to and activates a muscarinic cholinergic receptor. metabolite Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites. (via alkaloid )

Application(s):	muscarinic agonist Any drug that binds to and activates a muscarinic cholinergic receptor.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	arecoline (CHEBI:2814) has role metabolite (CHEBI:25212) arecoline (CHEBI:2814) has role muscarinic agonist (CHEBI:38325) arecoline (CHEBI:2814) is a enoate ester (CHEBI:51702) arecoline (CHEBI:2814) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248) arecoline (CHEBI:2814) is a pyridine alkaloid (CHEBI:26416) arecoline (CHEBI:2814) is a tetrahydropyridine (CHEBI:26921)

IUPAC Name

methyl 1-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate

Last Modified

25 February 2016