Arecaidine

Arecaidine
Clinical data
Other namesMethylguvacine; Arecaine; N-Methylguvacine
Identifiers
  • 1-methyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyridine-5-carboxylic acid
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC7H11NO2
Molar mass141.170 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CN1CCC=C(C1)C(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C7H11NO2/c1-8-4-2-3-6(5-8)7(9)10/h3H,2,4-5H2,1H3,(H,9,10)
  • Key:DNJFTXKSFAMXQF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Arecaidine is a bio-active alkaloid in areca nuts. It is a competitive GABA reuptake inhibitor. Lime is said to hydrolyse arecoline to arecaidine

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