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Epibatidine: a novel (chloropyridyl)azabicycloheptane with potent analgesic activity from an ecuadoran poison frog

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A potent non-opioid analgesic, epibatidine, has been isolated from skins of the Ecuadoran poison frog, Epipedobates tricolor, and its structure determined by MS, IR, and 1 H NMR analyses as exo-2-(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane represents a unique new class of alkaloids.
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A potent non-opioid analgesic, epibatidine, has been isolated from skins of the Ecuadoran poison frog, Epipedobates tricolor, and its structure determined by MS, IR, and 1 H NMR analyses as exo-2-(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. It represents a unique new class of alkaloids

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Development of Muscarinic Analgesics Derived from Epibatidine: Role of the M4 Receptor Subtype

TL;DR: Results demonstrate that the antinociception elicited by these epibatidine analogs is mediated via muscarinic M4 receptors located in the spinal cord, and compounds that specifically target the M4 receptor therefore may be of substantial value as alternative analgesics to the opiates.
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Total synthesis of epibatidine

Chris A. Broka
- 14 May 1993 - 
TL;DR: The first total synthesis of (+)-epibatidine from the skin of an Ecuadoran frog was described in this article, which is a putative nonopioid analgesic.
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Neurochemical Evidence of Heterogeneity of Presynaptic and Somatodendritic Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptorsa

TL;DR: Since Langley’ first reported the existence of a “receptive substancc” for nicotine in skeletal muscle that could mediatc the effccts of nicotine, evidence was obtained that acetylcholinc receptors (AChRs) could be involved in synaptic transmission in many parts of the central nervous systcm (CNS), and also could be responsible for signal transmission through autonomic ganglia.
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Synthesis of a fluorine-18 labeled derivative of epibatidine for in vivo nicotinic acetylcholine receptor PET imaging.

TL;DR: Its specific regiodistribution and its high ratio of specific-to-nonspecific binding confirm the ideal profile of [18F]norchlorofluoroepibatidine as a suitable radioligand for PET imaging of nAChRs in the brain.
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