Table 3

Parameters for the interaction of brucine with [3H]NMS and ACh at m1—m5 muscarinic receptors

SubtypeAssayLog affinityCooperativityn
Unoccupied receptor[3H]NMS-occupied receptor[3H]NMSACh
m1Nonequilibrium4.73  ± 0.024.68  ± 0.050.87  ± 0.083
Equilibrium4.58  ± 0.054.54  ± 0.070.91  ± 0.041.60  ± 0.103-a 5
m2Nonequilibrium4.25  ± 0.064.53  ± 0.041.91  ± 0.043
Equilibrium4.53  ± 0.044.74  ± 0.051.59  ± 0.060.28  ± 0.054
m3Nonequilibrium3.70  ± 0.053.51  ± 0.040.52  ± 0.012
Equilibrium3.52  ± 0.082.92  ± 0.130.25  ± 0.030.52  ± 0.104
m4Nonequilibrium4.63  ± 0.054.54  ± 0.030.84  ± 0.094
Equilibrium4.77  ± 0.154.49  ± 0.130.54  ± 0.060.33  ± 0.114
m5Nonequilibrium
Equilibrium4.31  ± 0.063.29  ± 0.020.10  ± 0.020.07  ± 0.012
  • 3-a Significantly different from 1, p < 0.005, two-tailed t test.