Category:
Alkaloids
CAS NO:
51-34-3
Standard:
ChP,USP,EP,In-house Standards,
Scopolamine (Hyoscine) is a tropane alkaloid that can be found in many plants of the Solanaceae (nightshade) family. It is a muscarinic receptor antagonist that can be used to induce memory impairment in animals. Scopolamine prevents motion sickness, nausea, and vomiting in animals.
Scopolamine HBr or butylbromide is a competitive blocking agent of theparasympathetic nervous system as is atropine, but it differsmarkedly from atropine in its action on the higher nervecenters. Both drugs readily cross the blood-brain barrierand, even at therapeutic doses, cause confusion, particularlyin the elderly.