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Arecaidine, a pyridine alkaloid, is a potent GABA uptake inhibitor. Arecaidine is a substrate of H+-coupled amino acid transporter 1 (PAT1, SLC36A1) and competitively inhibits L-proline uptake[1][2].
| Catalog Number | I044956 |
| CAS Number | 499-04-7 |
| Synonyms | 1-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carboxylic acid |
| Molecular Formula | C7H11NO2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C7H11NO2/c1-8-4-2-3-6(5-8)7(9)10/h3H,2,4-5H2,1H3,(H,9,10) |
| InChIKey | DNJFTXKSFAMXQF-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CN1CCC=C(C1)C(=O)O |
| Reference | [1]. D Lodge, et al. Effects of the Areca nut constituents arecaidine and guvacine on the action of GABA in the cat central nervous system. Brain Res. 1977 Nov 18;136(3):513-22. [2]. Valerie Voigt, et al. Transport of the areca nut alkaloid arecaidine by the human proton-coupled amino acid transporter 1 (hPAT1). J Pharm Pharmacol. 2013 Apr;65(4):582-90. |
