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Arecoline

A natural alkaloid of the areca nut, the seed of the Areca catechu palm, that stimulates acetylcholine receptors; isolated in 1888 by the chemist Ernst Jahns, it was once used as a dewormer against tapeworms. This family brings together the active ingredient and other impurities.

Did you know?Its structure inspired the development of xanomeline, a molecule that is now part of an approved medicine for schizophrenia.

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ArecolineActive ingredientArecolineCat. No. P-A183-001CAS 63-75-2

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