Molecule Details
InChIKeyOIPILFWXSMYKGL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Compound NameAcetylcholine
Canonical SMILESCC(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)6
Pfam Stratification Cross-Family
Avg pChEMBL6.71
SourceBindingDB;ChEMBL
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB03128
Drug NameAcetylcholine
CAS Number51-84-3
Groups approved investigational
ATC Codes S01EB09
DescriptionA neurotransmitter. Acetylcholine in vertebrates is the major transmitter at neuromuscular junctions, autonomic ganglia, parasympathetic effector junctions, a subset of sympathetic effector junctions, and at many sites in the central nervous system. It is generally not used as an administered drug b...

Categories: Amines Antiglaucoma Preparations and Miotics Biogenic Amines Cardiovascular Agents Cholinergic Agents Cholinergic Agonists Cholinergic Receptor Agonist Cholinesterase substrates Miotics Neurotransmitter Agents OCT1 substrates Ophthalmologicals Parasympathomimetics Sensory Organs Vasodilating Agents
Cross-references: BindingDB: 10759 ChEBI: 15355 CHEMBL667 ChemSpider: 182 Drugs Product Database (DPD): 4957 Guide to Pharmacology: 294 IUPHAR: 294 C01996 PDB: ACH PharmGKB: PA448031 PubChem:187 PubChem:46504484 RxCUI: 194 Wikipedia: Acetylcholine ZINC: ZINC000003079336
Target Activities (6)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P43681 CHRNA4 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 8.4 Ki BindingDB
P11229 CHRM1 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.9 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P08172 CHRM2 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.4 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
P36544 CHRNA7 Homo sapiens Human PF02931 PF02932 6.3 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
O60755 GALR3 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.2 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P08912 CHRM5 Homo sapiens Human PF00001 6.1 Ki BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (9)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P06276 BCHE Cholinesterase substrate enzymes
P22303 ACHE Acetylcholinesterase substrate enzymes
P08172 CHRM2 Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 binder targets
P08173 CHRM4 Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 binder targets
P11229 CHRM1 Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 binder targets
P20309 CHRM3 Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 binder targets
P36544 CHRNA7 Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7 binder targets
O76082 O76082 Organic cation/carnitine transporter 2 inhibitor transporters
O15245 SLC22A1 Solute carrier family 22 member 1 substrate transporters