AC-42 explained
AC-42 is a selective, allosteric agonist of the M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor. AC-42 was the first selective M1 agonist to be discovered and its derivatives have been used to study the binding domain of the M1 receptor.[1] [2] [3]
Notes and References
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- Daval . Sandrine B. . Valant . Céline . Bonnet . Dominique . Kellenberger . Esther . Hibert . Marcel . Galzi . Jean-Luc . Ilien . Brigitte . Fluorescent Derivatives of AC-42 To Probe Bitopic Orthosteric/Allosteric Binding Mechanisms on Muscarinic M1 Receptors . Journal of Medicinal Chemistry . 8 March 2012 . 55 . 5 . 2125–2143 . 10.1021/jm201348t. 22329602 .