Metitepine

Metitepine (INN; developmental code names Ro 8-6837 (maleate), VUFB-6276 (mesylate)), also known as methiothepin, is a drug described as a "psychotropic agent" of the tricyclic group which was never marketed.[1] It acts as a non-selective antagonist of serotonin, dopamine, and adrenergic receptors[2][3][4] and has antipsychotic properties.[5]

Metitepine
Clinical data
Other namesMethiothepin; Methiothepine; Ro 8-6837 (maleate); VUFB-6276 (mesylate)
Identifiers
CAS Number
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IUPHAR/BPS
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.261.496
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H24N2S2
Molar mass356.55 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

See also

References
  1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 815–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. Monachon MA, Burkard WP, Jalfre M, Haefely W (1972). "Blockade of central 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors by methiothepin". Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol. 274 (2): 192–7. doi:10.1007/BF00501854. PMID 4340797.
  3. Dall'Olio R, Vaccheri A, Montanaro N (1985). "Reduced head-twitch response to quipazine of rats previously treated with methiothepin: possible involvement of dopaminergic system". Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav. 23 (1): 43–8. doi:10.1016/0091-3057(85)90128-5. PMID 2994121.
  4. Roth, BL; Driscol, J. "PDSP Ki Database" (HTML). Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the United States National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  5. Thomas L. Lemke; David A. Williams (24 January 2012). Foye's Principles of Medicinal Chemistry. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 388–. ISBN 978-1-60913-345-0.



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