Oxypertine

Oxypertine
Oxypertine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
5,6-dimethoxy-2-methyl-3-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)ethyl]-1H-indole
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Prescription only
Routes Oral
Identifiers
CAS number 153-87-7
ATC code N05AE01
PubChem CID 4640
UNII 5JGL4G25R7 YesY
KEGG D01219 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C23H29N3O2 
Mol. mass 379.49 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Oxypertine (Equipertine, Forit, Integrin, Lanturil, Lotawin, Opertil) is an antipsychotic used in the treatment of schizophrenia.[1] Chemically, it is an indole derivative similarly to molindone and a member of the phenylpiperazine class.[2] Like reserpine and tetrabenazine, oxypertine depletes catecholamines, though not serotonin, possibly underlying its neuroleptic efficacy.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Hall, Chapman and; Rhodes, P. H (1996). Dictionary of organic compounds. London: Chapman & Hall. ISBN 0-412-54090-8. http://books.google.com/?id=5S_uhYzKWisC&lpg=PA5038&dq=oxypertine%20forit&pg=PA5038#v=onepage&q=. 
  2. ^ Breulet M, Labar P, Delree C, Collard J, Bobon J (February 1968). "[Oxypertine, peperazine derivative of tryptophan with neuroleptic and dynamogenic properties]" (in French). Acta Neurol Psychiatr Belg 68 (2): 116–27. PMID 4972600. 
  3. ^ Bak IJ, Hassler R, Kim JS (1969). "Differential monoamine depletion by oxypertine in nerve terminals. Granulated synaptic vesicles in relation to depletion of norepinephrine, dopamine and serotonin". Zeitschrift Für Zellforschung Und Mikroskopische Anatomie (Vienna, Austria : 1948) 101 (3): 448–62. PMID 5362847.