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Structure of D-911
Compound Name: [9-O-C3H3]-(+)-a-Dihydrotetrabenazine
NIMH Code: D-911
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Indications: Tritiated analog of the active metabolite of tetrabenazine with high affinity for the vesicular monamine transporter (VMAT2).
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References: M. R. Kilbourne, L. C. Lee, M. J. Heeg and D. M. Jewett, Absolute configuration of (+)-alpha-dihydrotetrabenazine, an active metabolite of tetrabenazine, Chirality, 9, 59-62 (1997); M. Kilbourne, L. Lee, T. Vander Borght, D. Jewett and K. Frey, Binding of alpha-dihydrotetrabenazine to the vasicular monoamine transporter is stereospecific, Eur. J. Pharmacol., 278, 249-252 (1995).
CAS:
Molecular Formula: C19 H29 N O3
HBA: 4
HBD: 1
RotB: 4
PubChemID:
AlogP: 3.1
TPSA: 41.9
Activity: Dopamine uptake inhibitor (radiolabeled)
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Last Updated 2008-12-09 03:50 PM