An alkaloid obtained from the betel nut (Areca catechu), fruit of a palm tree. It is an agonist at both muscarinic and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used in the form of various salts as a ganglionic stimulant, a parasympathomimetic, and a vermifuge, especially in veterinary practice. It has been used as a euphoriant in the Pacific Islands.
Arecoline has been studied across 25 research domains including 🔬 Oncology, 🔬 Inflammation, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🧘 Stress & Anxiety, 🔥 Metabolic. The primary research focus is 🔬 Oncology with 22% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Arecoline, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
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