Short acting depolarizing muscle relaxant and neuromuscular blocking agent. Used in anesthesia to induce paralysis. Acts as a partial agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR).
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Product Description
Decamethonium bromide has been used to induce paralysis in duck embryo.
Decamethonium - Tetraalkylammonium salt - Organopnictogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic bromide salt - Organic salt - Amine - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as decamethonium compounds. These are quaternary ammonium compounds containing a trimethyl-(10-trimethylammoniodecyl)ammonium moiety.
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