CAS: 163089-71-2

Stability Light Sensitive Applications Huperzine C is a lycopodium alkaloid similar to Huperzine A (H826003), an NMDA antagonist. References Zhang, D. et al.: Molecules, 19, 9999 (2014);

Huperzine C is a Chinese herb that has been shown to inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase, which is involved in the breakdown of acetylcholine. Huperzine C may be useful for the treatment of degenerative diseases and neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease. This compound is also used as an analytical reagent for detecting proteins and fatty acids. Huperzine C can be found in huperzia serrata, an evergreen plant native to China and Taiwan.

Huperzine has the value as pretreatment of organophosphate poisoning, it can be used as a protective agent against organophosphate intoxication.