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Picrotoxin

powder

Synonym(s):

Cocculin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H34O13
CAS Number:
124-87-8
Molecular Weight:
602.58
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3894406
EC Number:
204-716-6
MDL number:
MFCD00074824
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278188
NACRES:
NA.77

form

powder

color

white

mp

203 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12C[C@@]3(O)[C@@]4([H])[C@H](C(C)=C)[C@]([H])(OC4=O)[C@@]5([H])OC(=O)[C@]1(O2)[C@@]35C.[H][C@@]67C[C@@]8(O)[C@@]9([H])[C@@H]([C@]([H])(OC9=O)[C@@]%10([H])OC(=O)[C@]6(O7)[C@@]8%10C)C(C)(C)O

InChI

1S/C15H18O7.C15H16O6/c1-12(2,18)6-7-10(16)20-8(6)9-13(3)14(7,19)4-5-15(13,22-5)11(17)21-9;1-5(2)7-8-11(16)19-9(7)10-13(3)14(8,18)4-6-15(13,21-6)12(17)20-10/h5-9,18-19H,4H2,1-3H3;6-10,18H,1,4H2,2-3H3/t5-,6+,7+,8+,9-,13-,14-,15+;6-,7+,8+,9+,10-,13-,14-,15+/m11/s1

InChI key

VJKUPQSHOVKBCO-NGKRNLQBSA-N

Gene Information

human ... GABRA1(2554) , GABRA2(2555) , GABRA3(2556) , GABRA4(2557) , GABRA5(2558) , GABRA6(2559) , GABRB1(2560) , GABRB2(2561) , GABRB3(2562)

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General description

Picrotoxin is isolated from moonseed family, Menispermaceae. It is a stimulant and may cause convulsions. It is an allosteric modulator of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) receptor.

Application

Picrotoxin has been used:
  • as non-competitive antagonist for the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) for studying synchronized burst (SB) dynamics
  • as a component of extracellular saline for blocking glutamate and acetylcholine receptors in neurons
  • as a component of artificial cerebrospinal fluid (ACSF) for voltage-clamp recordings studies in dissociated cortical neurons

Biochem/physiol Actions

Picrotoxin is a competitive inhibitor of glycine receptors (GlyRs). It is a non-competitive antagonist, which binds to ligand bounded γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAA) receptor.
GABAA receptor antagonist; binds to the GABA receptor-linked Cl− channel.

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Other Notes

Molecular complex (1:1) of picrotin and picrotoxinin.
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Skull and crossbones
GHS06

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class

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

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Aric C Madayag et al.
Brain structure & function, 224(7), 2311-2324 (2019-06-16)
Despite evidence that morphine-related pathologies reflect adaptations in NAc glutamate signaling, substantial gaps in basic information remain. The current study examines the impact of non-contingent acute, repeated, and withdrawal-inducing morphine dosing regimens on glutamate transmission in D1- or D2-MSNs in
On the mechanism of action of picrotoxin on GABA receptor channels in dissociated sympathetic neurones of the rat
Newland CF and Cull-Candy SG
The Journal of Physiology, 447(1), 191-213 (1992)
Picrotoxin-like channel blockers of GABAA receptors
Olsen RW
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 103(16), 6081-6082 (2006)
Dynamic transitions among multiple oscillators of synchronized bursts in cultured neural networks
Kim JH, et al.
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, 2014(4), P04019-P04019 (2014)
Characterization of alpha 3 Glycine Receptors with Ginkgolide B and Picrotoxin
Chakrabarti S, et al.
bioRxiv, 454710-454710 (2018)
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