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ArticleAnnals of neurosciences2019

Organic solvents can influence acetylcholine neurotransmission in

Velmurugan Janaki Devi, Raman Lakshmisundaram, Jamuna R Subramaniam

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Article in Annals of neurosciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Velmurugan Janaki DeviCenter for Preclinical and Translational Medicine Research.
Raman LakshmisundaramSophisticated Instrument Facility, Central Research Facility, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed University), Porur, Chennai 600 116, India.
Jamuna R SubramaniamCenter for Preclinical and Translational Medicine Research.
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · INCenter for Translational Molecular Medicine · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIdentification of novel drugs by bio-prospecting natural products like various parts of the plants, or other extracts and drug discovery requires differential fractionation with various organic solvents followed by their concentration through evaporation under nitrogen gas, which is a standard practice. PURPOSE: Determination of contribution of vehicle control of organic solvents (chloroform, ethanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane) processed in the similar manner in the modulation of acetylcholine(ACh) neurotransmission in

methodsThe organic solvents concentrated as described in background was used to identify their contribution in ACh modulation through ACh esterase inhibitor, Aldicarb, treatment of

resultsThe vehicle, organic solvents, control itself bestows modulation of acetylcholine release as Aldicarb resistance in

conclusionGiven the exorbitant cost and time taken for drug discovery, identification of efficacy of bioactive molecules fractionated through organic solvents and concentrated under nitrogen gas should have appropriate vehicle control as described above to avoid the rate of false positives. This is universally applicable whether the drug is chemically synthesized or purified from natural products.

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AcetylcholineAldicarbC. elegansChloroformEthanolEthyl acetateHexaneNeurotransmissionNitrogen gasParalysis

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PMID31975774
PMCPMC6894621
OpenAlexW2989870711

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