Succinylcholine (CED0003400)

Succinylcholine is an organic compound with the formula C14H30N2O4 and an average molecular weight of 290.40 g/mol. Succinylcholine belongs to the quaternary ammonium salts, a subclass of organonitrogen compounds within the organic compounds. This compound is recorded as being found in or released from 20 sources. Within the healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products category, it is used as a muscle relaxant. Other recorded sources include food preservation and the preparation of wine or sparkling wine. Additionally, it is associated with household cleaning and consumer products, such as tobacco smoke filters, cigar cigarettes, non electric simulated smoking devices, and other smoking requisites. It is also found in electrical and electronic equipment, including antennas, conductors or conductive bodies characterised by the conductive materials, cores yokes or armatures, electric switches, and electrically stimulated smoking devices, among eight other sources. Recorded routes of exposure for the compound include intravenous, intramuscular, and parenteral administration. Succinylcholine interacts with 13 recorded protein targets. It acts as an agonist of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M2 (CHRM2), the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 (CHRM3), the neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2 (CHRNB2), and the neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-5 (CHRNA5), as well as nine other proteins.