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S1875

Sigma-Aldrich

(−)-Scopolamine hydrobromide trihydrate

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

Hyoscine hydrobromide, Scopine tropate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H21NO4 · HBr · 3H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
438.31
Beilstein:
6100669
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]25/D −24 to −26°, c = 5 in H2O(lit.)

color

white to off-white

mp

195-199 °C (dry matter) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL

SMILES string

O.O.O.Br.CN1[C@@H]2C[C@H](C[C@H]1[C@@H]3O[C@H]23)OC(=O)[C@H](CO)c4ccccc4

InChI

1S/C17H21NO4.BrH.3H2O/c1-18-13-7-11(8-14(18)16-15(13)22-16)21-17(20)12(9-19)10-5-3-2-4-6-10;;;;/h2-6,11-16,19H,7-9H2,1H3;1H;3*1H2/t11-,12-,13-,14+,15-,16+;;;;/m1..../s1

InChI key

LACQPOBCQQPVIT-SEYKEWMNSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Competitive nonselective muscarinic acetylcholine antagonist. Scopolamine-induced amnesia in laboratory animals is a commonly-used model of memory deficit.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Víctor Manuel Torres-García et al.
Psychopharmacology (2024-06-01)
Muscarinic receptor activity in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) is known to be involved in plasticity mechanisms that underlie emotional learning. The BLA is involved in the Attenuation of Neophobia, an incidental taste learning task in which a novel taste becomes
Silviya Abarova et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1863(11), 2934-2941 (2017-08-06)
Differential scanning calorimetry was applied to evaluate the efficacy of preventive treatments with biologically active compounds of plant origin against neurodegenerative disorder in mice. As we reported recently, large differences exist between the heat capacity profiles of water-soluble brain proteome
Min-Hee Pang et al.
Neurobiology of learning and memory, 94(2), 206-213 (2010-08-06)
Although cholinergic mechanisms have been widely implicated in learning and memory processes, few studies have investigated the specific contribution of hippocampal cholinergic transmission during trace fear conditioning, a form of associative learning involving a temporal gap between two stimuli. Microinfusions
Han Jin Oh et al.
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 30(7), 533-542 (2014-04-29)
To investigate the efficacy of hypotonic 0.18% sodium hyaluronate (SH) eyedrops in a mouse model of experimental dry eye (EDE). EDE was induced in C57BL/6 mice by a subcutaneous scopolamine injection and an air draft. The mice were divided into
David Reiss et al.
Psychopharmacology, 231(22), 4337-4347 (2014-04-29)
Recognition memory is an important aspect of human declarative memory and is one of the routine memory abilities altered in patients with amnestic syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. In rodents, recognition memory has been most widely assessed using the novel object

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