Hirsuteine is an alkaloid isolated from Uncaria and found in Yokukansan. Hirsuteine is an in vitro antagonist of nicotinic receptors.[1]
References
- ^ Watano, T; Nakazawa, K; Obama, T; Mori, M; Inoue, K; Fujimori, K; Takanaka, A (1993). "Non-competitive antagonism by hirsuteine of nicotinic receptor-mediated dopamine release from rat pheochromocytoma cells". Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. 61 (4): 351–6. doi:10.1254/jjp.61.351. PMID 8320880.
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