Table 1

Comparison of the parameters for the allosteric interaction of N-chloromethyl brucine with acetylcholine at M2 and M3 receptors measured in binding and functional studies (n = 5).

SubtypeBinding Studies1-aFunction
Log AffinityCooperativity with AChLog AffinityCooperativity with ACh
log KX α log KX α
M2 4.22  ± 0.110.09  ± 0.024.30  ± 0.100.02  ± 0.01
M3 3.66  ± 0.133.3  ± 0.23.84  ± 0.023.8  ± 0.5
  • 1-a The binding data are from Lazareno et al. (1998).