Eltoprazine

Eltoprazine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-8-yl)piperazine
Identifiers
CAS Number 98224-03-4
ATC code None
PubChem CID 65853
ChemSpider 59265
UNII 510M006KO6 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL282614
Chemical data
Formula C12H16N2O2
Molar mass 220.121 g/mol

Eltoprazine (DU-28,853) is a drug of the phenylpiperazine class which is a serenic or antiaggressive agent.[1] It acts as an agonist at the 5-HT1A and 5-HT1B receptors and as an antagonist at the 5-HT2C receptor.[2] It is closely related to fluprazine and batoprazine, which are similarly acting drugs.

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References

  1. Olivier B, Mos J, Rasmussen D. (1990). "Behavioural pharmacology of the serenic, eltoprazine". Drug Metabol Drug Interact. 8 (1-2): 31–83. doi:10.1515/DMDI.1990.8.1-2.31. PMID 2091890.
  2. Schipper J, Tulp MT, Sijbesma H. (1990). "Neurochemical profile of eltoprazine.". Drug Metabol Drug Interact. 8 (1-2): 85–114. doi:10.1515/dmdi.1990.8.1-2.85. PMID 1982626.


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