Asimadoline (EMD-61753) has high selectively in κ: μ: δ opioid binding ratios of 1:501:498 in human recombinant receptors. The IC50 for Asimadoline binding to μ-opioid receptors is 3 µM and to δ-opioid receptors is 0.7 µM. The IC50 values for D1, D2, kainate, σ, PCP/NMDA, H1, α1, α2, M1/M2, glycine, 5HT1A, 5HT1C, 5HT1D, 5HT2, 5HT3, AMPA and kainate/AMPA receptors are all >10 µM.
Asimadoline has affinity to sodium and L type Ca ion channels at IC50 concentrations 150 to 800 fold the IC50 for the κ receptors.
At high concentrations, Asimadoline demonstrates spasmolytic action against 400 µM barium chloride in the rat duodenum (IC50=4.2 µM), suggesting that Asimadoline may block the direct stimulant effects of barium on smooth muscle through mechanisms that are not identified.