DPI-221

DPI-221
DPI-221
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-((αS)-α-((2S,5R)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)benzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
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Identifiers
ATC code  ?
PubChem CID 9891642
Chemical data
Formula C21H38FN3O 
Mol. mass 487.65 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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DPI-221 is a drug which is used in scientific research. It is a highly selective agonist for the δ-opioid receptor which produces less convulsions than most drugs from this family.[1]

References

  1. ^ Holt, JD; Watson, MJ; Chang, JP; O'Neill, SJ; Wei, K; Pendergast, W; Gengo, PJ; Chang, KJ (2005). "DPI-221 4-((alpha-s)-alpha-((2s,5r)-2,5-dimethyl-4-(3-fluorobenzyl)-1-piperazinyl)benzyl)-N,N-diethylbenzamide: a novel nonpeptide delta receptor agonist producing increased micturition interval in normal rats". The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 315 (2): 601–8. doi:10.1124/jpet.105.090498. PMID 16020629.