Bicuculline has been used: as a compound to compare pharmacodynamics and network activity profiles of conolidine/cannabidiolto study the effects of chronic caffeine administration on the function of GABAA receptorto isolate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR)-specific evoked and miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (eEPSCs and mEPSCs) in neurons of rats
Biochem/physiol Actions
(+)-Bicuculline is a GABAA receptor antagonist.
(+)-Bicuculline acts as a competitive inhibitor of GABA liganding binding to the receptor.
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General description
Bicuculline is a convulsant alkaloid. It was originally isolated from the plant Dicentra cucullaria.