Acetylcholine

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Acetylcholine

Description of the Drug

Acetylcholine is a parasympathomimetic neurotransmitter used to induce miosis of the iris in seconds after delivery of the lens in cataract surgery, in penetrating keratoplasty, iridectomy and other anterior segment surgery where rapid miosis may be required.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB03128

Brand Name(s)

Not Available

Company Owner(s)

Bausch And Lomb Inc, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 SINGLE PROTEIN AGONIST CHEMBL245

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3216
PharmGKB PA448031
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0000895
DrugBank DB03128
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 15041454
PubChem 187
Mcule MCULE-7765616505
NMRShiftDB 10017763
LINCS LSM-5888
Nikkaji J4.127K
PDBe ACH
BindingDB 10759
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID8075334
DrugCentral 65
Metabolights MTBLC15355
Brenda 119302 647
Rhea 15355
ChemicalBook CB0895802
Guide to Pharmacology 294 8593
rxnorm MIOCHOL ACETYLCHOLINE ACETYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE
KEGG Ligand C01996
ChEBI 15355
ZINC ZINC000003079336