Methacholine
- Acetylmethylcholin
- 2- Acetyloxypropyl -trimethyl- azanium (IUPAC)
- 55-92-5
- 62-51-1 ( methacholine chloride )
V04CL01
Direct parasympathomimetic
Fixed ( methacholine chloride )
172-173 ° C ( methacholine chloride )
Readily soluble in water, ethanol and chloroform ( methacholine chloride )
Attention
44 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, mouse, ip)
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Methacholine is a drug from the group of muscarinic receptor agonists. Methacholine is a pulmonary challenge test, which uses so-called methacholine, and thus plays a role in the diagnosis of asthma.
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Pharmacological properties
Methacholine is slowly degraded by cholinesterases as acetylcholine.
Trade names
Provocholine ( U.S., CDN), Provokit (D), Lindo (D), Nabit (D)