Abstract:
The affinities of
L-n-butyl-scopolamine,
DL-n-butyl-scopolamine and atropine for
the M-cholinergic receptors of rat uterus were compared using radioligand binding assay.Results
showed that the affinity of
L-n-butyl-scopolamine for the M-receptors was similar to that of
DL-n-butyl-scoplamine.but lower than that of atropine.In isolated rat uterus.
L-and
DL-n-butyl-scopolamine were found not to influence the automatic contraction but antagonize the contraction induced by acetylcholine with nearly the same PA
2,although the PA
2 of both compounds were still lower than that of atropine.Therefore,no difference between
L-and
DL-n-butyl-scopolamine in either biological activity or receptor affinity was observed.