Eudismic analysis was performed on a set of 14 muscarinic ligands carrying a 1,3-oxathiolane nucleus, in order to obtain information about both the existence of receptor subgroups and of agonist and competitive antagonist interaction sites. The results obtained were compared with those from a study of the enantioselectivity of the pairs of enantiomers. The two approaches do not appear to be completely equivalent and would seem to complement each other usefully.