Hemicholinium-3

Chemical compound
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Identifiers
  • (2S,2S)-2,2'-biphenyl-4,4'-diylbis(2-hydroxy-4,4-dimethylmorpholin-4-ium)
CAS Number
  • 312-45-8 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 9399
IUPHAR/BPS
  • 4493
ChemSpider
  • 9029 checkY
UNII
  • 65NY3I7ZD0
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL268697 ☒N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID80883358 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.005.663 Edit this at WikidataChemical and physical dataFormulaC24H34N2O42+Molar mass414.546 g·mol−13D model (JSmol)
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  • [Br-].[Br-].OC1(OCC[N+](C)(C)C1)c2ccc(cc2)c3ccc(cc3)C4(O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C4
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C24H34N2O4.2BrH/c1-25(2)13-15-29-23(27,17-25)21-9-5-19(6-10-21)20-7-11-22(12-8-20)24(28)18-26(3,4)14-16-30-24;;/h5-12,27-28H,13-18H2,1-4H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2 checkY
  • Key:OPYKHUMNFAMIBL-UHFFFAOYSA-L checkY
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Hemicholinium-3 (HC3), also known as hemicholine, is a drug which blocks the reuptake of choline by the high-affinity choline transporter (ChT; encoded in humans by the gene SLC5A7) at the presynapse. The reuptake of choline is the rate-limiting step in the synthesis of acetylcholine; hence, hemicholinium-3 decreases the synthesis of acetylcholine. It is therefore classified as an indirect acetylcholine antagonist.[1]

Acetylcholine is synthesized from choline and a donated acetyl group from acetyl-CoA, by the action of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). Thus, decreasing the amount of choline available to a neuron will decrease the amount of acetylcholine produced. Neurons affected by hemicholinium-3 must rely on the transport of choline from the soma (cell body), rather than relying on reuptake of choline from the synaptic cleft.

Toxicity

Hemicholinium-3 is highly toxic because it interferes with cholinergic neurotransmission. The LD50 of hemicholinium-3 for mice is about 35 μg.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Carlson NR (2007). Physiology of Behavior (9th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-205-46724-2.
  2. ^ Freeman JJ, Kosh JW, Parrish JS (October 1982). "Peripheral toxicity of hemicholinium-3 in mice". British Journal of Pharmacology. 77 (2): 239–44. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1982.tb09291.x. PMC 2044599. PMID 7139185.
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Enzyme
(modulators)
ChATTooltip Choline acetyltransferase
  • Inhibitors: 1-(-Benzoylethyl)pyridinium
  • 2-(α-Naphthoyl)ethyltrimethylammonium
  • 3-Chloro-4-stillbazole
  • 4-(1-Naphthylvinyl)pyridine
  • Acetylseco hemicholinium-3
  • Acryloylcholine
  • AF64A
  • B115
  • BETA
  • CM-54,903
  • N,N-Dimethylaminoethylacrylate
  • N,N-Dimethylaminoethylchloroacetate
AChETooltip Acetylcholinesterase
BChETooltip Butyrylcholinesterase
Transporter
(modulators)
CHTTooltip Choline transporter
VAChTTooltip Vesicular acetylcholine transporter
Release
(modulators)
Inhibitors
  • SNAP-25Tooltip Synaptosomal-associated protein 25 inactivators: Botulinum toxin (A, C, E)
  • VAMPTooltip Vesicle-associated membrane protein inactivators: Botulinum toxin (B, D, F, G)
Enhancers
See also
Receptor/signaling modulators
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor modulators
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators