The bis-quaternary W84, hexamethylene-bis-[dimethyl-(3-phthalimidopropyl)-ammonium bromide], is a potent allosteric modulator of M2-cholinoceptors. In this study we aimed at quantifying its allosteric effect on the dissociation of [3H]pirenzepine from M1-cholinoceptors in rat cerebral cortex and to measure the effects on association
Journal of molecular graphics, 14(4), 185-193 (1996-08-01)
Similarities in the molecular structure and surface properties of the allosteric modulators of muscarinic receptors, alcuronium, gallamine, tubocurarine, and the hexamethonium compound W84, a well-known pharmacological tool, are explored. The analysis of the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) as well as
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 357(4), 363-370 (1998-05-30)
Mg2+-ions have been suspected to attenuate the inhibitory effect of allosteric modulators on the dissociation of orthosteric ligands from muscarinic M2 receptors. It was aimed to gain more insight into the molecular events underlying the effect of Mg2+. The interaction
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 372(4), 267-276 (2005-12-20)
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors contain two distinct ligand binding sites, i.e. the orthosteric site for acetylcholine and other conventional ligands, and an allosteric site located at the entrance of the ligand binding pocket. We used a set of allosteric agents to
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 47(12), 3324-3327 (2004-05-28)
Various fragments of the hexamethonio-type allosteric agent W84 were linked to the secondary amino group of the muscarinic M(2) acetylcholine receptor-preferring antagonist AF-DX 384 to increase the area of attachment with the allosteric site. Addition of only the phthalimido moiety
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