Description
ScopolamineisatropanealkaloidfoundinSolanaceaefamilyplantsthatexhibitsantiemeticandanticholinergicactivities.Scopolamineinhibitsmuscarinicacetylcholinereceptors(mAChRs)withamoderateselectivityforM1mAChRs.ScopolamineisusedtoinducecognitivedeficitsinanimalmodelsofAlzheimer’sdisease.Additionally,scopolaminedisplayssomeantidepressantactivityandhaspreviouslybeenusedinthetreatmentoforganophosphatepoisoning.