PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 27251362-4 2016 From 794 natural compounds, kurarinone, a flavanone from Sophora flavescens, strongly potentiated BKCa channels. kurarinone 28-38 potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M alpha 1 Rattus norvegicus 98-102 27251362-6 2016 Whereas kurarinone strongly potentiated the homomeric BKCa channel composed of only the alpha subunit, its effects were much smaller on heteromeric channels coassembled with auxiliary beta subunits. kurarinone 8-18 potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M alpha 1 Rattus norvegicus 54-58 27251362-7 2016 Although the activation kinetics was not altered significantly, the deactivation of BKCa channels was dramatically slowed by kurarinone treatment. kurarinone 125-135 potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M alpha 1 Rattus norvegicus 84-88 27251362-8 2016 At the single-channel level, kurarinone increased the open probability of the BKCa channel without affecting its single-channel conductance. kurarinone 29-39 potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M alpha 1 Rattus norvegicus 78-82 27251362-10 2016 These results indicate that kurarinone can directly potentiate BKCa channels and demonstrate the therapeutic potentials of kurarinone and its derivatives for developing antioveractive bladder medications and supplements. kurarinone 28-38 potassium calcium-activated channel subfamily M alpha 1 Rattus norvegicus 63-67