Biological activity: Guvacinehydrochloride is an alkaloid obtained from betel nut, an inhibitor of GABA transporter, and has moderate selectivity for several cloned GABA transporters, with IC50 values of 14 respectively μ M(hChemicalbookumanGAT-1),39 μ M(ratGAT-1),58 μ M(ratGAT-2),119 μ M(humanGAT-3),378 μ M (ratGAT-3) and 1870 μ M(humanBGT-3)。
Chemical properties: soluble in methanol, ethanol, DMSO and other organic solvents, and derived from the seeds of Areca catechu L., a palm plant.
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