Anabaseine

Anabaseine
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 3,4,5,6-Tetrahydro-2,3′-bipyridine
Identifiers
CAS Number	3471-05-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:80787 ;
ChemSpider	17923 ;
IUPHAR/BPS	347;
KEGG	C06522 ;
PubChem CID	18985;
UNII	DYE103K23I ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50188266 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H12N2/c1-2-7-12-10(5-1)9-4-3-6-11-8-9/h3-4,6,8H,1-2,5,7H2 Key: AUBPMADJYNSPOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES C1CCC(=NC1)c1cccnc1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H12N2
Molar mass	160.220 g·mol−1
Appearance	Oil
Odor	Odorless
Boiling point	110-120°C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Anabaseine (3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2,3′-bipyridine) is an alkaloid toxin produced by Nemertines worms and Aphaenogaster ants.^[1] It is structurally similar to nicotine and anabasine.^[2] Similarly, it has been shown to act as an agonist on most nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.^[2]

^ Wheeler, JW; Olubajo, O; Storm, CB; Duffield, RM (6 March 1981). "Anabaseine: venom alkaloid of aphaenogaster ants". Science. 211 (4486): 1051–2. Bibcode:1981Sci...211.1051W. doi:10.1126/science.211.4486.1051. PMID 17744933.
^ ^a ^b Kem, William; Soti, Ferenc; Wildeboer, Kristin; LeFrancois, Susan; MacDougall, Kelly; Wei, Dong-Qing; Chou, Kuo-Chen; Arias, Hugo R. (2006-04-06). "The Nemertine Toxin Anabaseine and Its Derivative DMXBA (GTS-21): Chemical and Pharmacological Properties". Marine Drugs. 4 (3): 255–273. doi:10.3390/md403255. PMC 3663414.