Tropicamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula C17H20N2O2 and an average molecular weight of 284.35 g/mol. Tropicamide belongs to the phenylacetamides, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds.
This compound is identified as being found in or released from seven recorded sources. Within the category of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products, it is used as mydriatics and cycloplegics. Other recorded sources include television systems, electrically stimulated smoking devices, and conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials within electrical and electronic equipment. Additionally, it is associated with household cleaning and consumer products, specifically non electric simulated smoking devices, tobacco smoke filters, and perfumes within detergents and soaps. The recorded route of exposure for this compound is ophthalmic.
At the molecular level, tropicamide interacts with four recorded protein targets. It functions as an antagonist of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 (CHRM1), muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 (CHRM2), muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 (CHRM3), and muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M4 (CHRM4).
