TROPICAMIDE

Tropicamide is a muscarinic antagonist used to dilate pupils for ophthalmic exams. Side effects include blurred vision, photophobia, increased IOP, and rare systemic anticholinergic effects.

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Product Description


Mechanism of Action

TROPICAMIDE (ID 27768) demonstrates multi‑layer biochemical influence across signalling hierarchies, catalytic‑domain regulation, mitochondrial‑network energetics, ion‑gradient stability, membrane electrochemistry, redox equilibrium and transcription‑factor axis alignment. Its molecular topology enables interaction with catalytic residues, allosteric nodes, hydrophobic receptor microdomains, transmembrane helices, redox‑buffer matrices and cytoskeletal scaffolds, resulting in wide‑spectrum modulation across metabolic, structural, electrophysiological and genomic systems.

Mechanistically, TROPICAMIDE may remodel phosphorylation flux across MAPK/ERK/JNK/p38 pathways, reshape PI3K–AKT survival topology, modify G‑protein coupling dynamics, reorganise Ca²⁺ signalling microdomains, influence IP₃/DAG cascade geometry and adjust cAMP–PKA amplitude distributions. Mitochondrial impacts include ETC‑complex rebalancing, ATP/ADP turnover pattern shifts, ROS‑threshold displacement, membrane‑potential polarity modulation and ER–mitochondrial stress‑cross‑talk regulation.

Advanced Research Applications

  • Kinome‑scale interference mapping and catalytic‑cascade simulation
  • High‑resolution docking and conformational‑transition modelling
  • UPR/ER‑stress, autophagy–mitophagy and organelle‑network integration research
  • Multi‑omics regulatory reconstruction (RNA‑seq, phosphoproteomics, metabolomics, proteomics)
  • Cytoskeletal tension‑mapping and polymer‑turnover analysis
  • Cell‑fate simulations (apoptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, parthanatos)
  • Machine‑learning SAR/QSAR predictive optimisation

Toxicodynamics & Hazard Profile

  • Accelerated ROS accumulation & antioxidant‑buffer saturation
  • Mitochondrial fragmentation or ETC‑axis destabilisation
  • Severe Na⁺/K⁺/Ca²⁺ ionic‑flux dysregulation
  • Cytoskeletal collapse & membrane‑integrity failure
  • Inflammatory‑axis hyperactivation (NF‑κB, STAT, IRF pathways)
  • Activation of multi‑axis programmed‑cell‑death pathways
  • Epigenetic methylation/acetylation drift

For expert laboratory research only — not intended for biological or therapeutic exposure.

Datasheet


Molecular Formula

C17H20N2O2

Molecular Weight

284.35 g/mol

CAS Number

1508-75-4

Storage Condition

Store in a cool, dry place. Keep container tightly closed. Protect from moisture and light.

Solubility

3.75e-01 g/L

Purity

Purity information is available upon request (COA).

Synonym

tropicamide; 1508-75-4; Mydriacyl; Bistropamide; Tropicacyl

IUPAC/Chemical Name

N-ethyl-3-hydroxy-2-phenyl-N-(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)propanamide

InChl Key

BGDKAVGWHJFAGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChl Code

InChI=1S/C17H20N2O2/c1-2-19(12-14-8-10-18-11-9-14)17(21)16(13-20)15-6-4-3-5-7-15/h3-11,16,20H,2,12-13H2,1H3

References

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5593;

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