Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: (3E)-3-[(2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methylene]-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2,3'-bipyridine, dihydrochloride
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C19H20N2O2 • 2HCl
Formula Weight: 381,3
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 156223-05-1
Notes: GTS-21 is an agonist of α7-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) that, at a concentration of 100 μM, activates human α7-containing nAChRs expressed in Xenopus oocytes to 60% of the levels generated by endogenous ligand acetylcholine.{36257} It is selective for α7-containing nAChRs, having no activity at α2-, α3-, and α4-containing nAChRs at a concentration of 100 μM. GTS-21 stimulates dopamine release from rat striatal slices (EC50 = 10 μM).{36258} In vivo, GTS-21 decreases delay in the delayed matching-to-sample task in monkeys. It also suppresses amnesia and neuronal cell death in a gerbil model of ischemia-reperfusion injury.{36259}