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                                                                Synonyms: (+)-epibatidine | CMI 488
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                                                            Natural product
                                 
                                    
                                        Comment: Epibatidine is a nAChR agonist isolated from the skin of the frog Epipedobates tricolor. This compound is extremely toxic, so less harmful derivatives have been developed.
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| An affinity value of 50pM is reported in Brown-Proctor et al. (2000) but no details of receptor subtype or species tested are provided [1] | 
| Ligand mentioned in the following text fields | 
| Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nACh) comments |