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Amitriptyline hydrochloride

≥98% (TLC), powder

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H23N · HCl
CAS Number:
549-18-8
Molecular Weight:
313.86
EC Number:
208-964-6
MDL number:
MFCD00012537
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278073
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

color

white to off-white

solubility

H2O: soluble
ethanol: soluble

originator

Bristol-Myers Squibb

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cl[H].CN(C)CC\C=C1\c2ccccc2CCc3ccccc13

InChI

1S/C20H23N.ClH/c1-21(2)15-7-12-20-18-10-5-3-8-16(18)13-14-17-9-4-6-11-19(17)20;/h3-6,8-12H,7,13-15H2,1-2H3;1H

InChI key

KFYRPLNVJVHZGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CHRM1(1128) , CHRM2(1129) , CHRM3(1131) , CHRM4(1132) , CHRM5(1133) , SLC6A2(6530) , SLC6A4(6532)

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Application

Amitriptyline hydrochloride has been used:
  • as an antidepressant to study its effects on social behavior and memory in transgenic for acid sphingomyelinase (t-ASM) mice
  • as a tricyclic antidepressant to analyze its effects on glucocorticoid receptor function in whole human blood
  • as an anti-depressant to study its effects on scratching and locomotion behavior in chloroquine-induced mouse

Biochem/physiol Actions

Amitriptyline hydrochloride shows therapeutic effects against anxiety, maniac depression, and involutional melancholia. It possesses antihistaminic, anticholinergic, and antiserotonimic properties. Amitriptyline hydrochloride acts as an amphiphilic agent and exhibits neuroleptic activity.
Tricyclic antidepressant; inhibits the norepinephrine and serotonin transporters with Kis of 100 nM and 14.7 nM, respectively; high in vitro affinity for α1-adrenoceptors, serotonin and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.

Features and Benefits

Shelf-life of the powder is at least three years.

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Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H319,H361d,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Gema Tarrasón et al.
Experimental dermatology, 26(11), 1105-1111 (2017-06-13)
Pruritus is a major symptom of several dermatological diseases but has limited therapeutic options available. Animal models replicating the pathophysiology of pruritus are needed to support the development of new drugs. Induction of pruritus by chloroquine (CQ) in mice is
Nadine Beckmann et al.
Cellular physiology and biochemistry : international journal of experimental cellular physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, 43(4), 1460-1471 (2017-10-17)
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease hallmarked by inflammation in synovial joints. Treatment is hampered by the lack of a cure and current disease-modifying drugs are associated with potentially severe toxicities. We investigated arthritis severity by measuring joint swelling
Neha Maurya et al.
Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics, 35(6), 1367-1380 (2016-05-05)
Herein, we have explored the interaction between amitriptyline hydrochloride (AMT) and hemoglobin (Hb), using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, and circular dichroism spectroscopy, in combination with molecular docking and molecular dynamic (MD) simulation methods. The steady-state fluorescence reveals
Flow injection potentiometric determination of amitriptyline hydrochloride
El-Nashar R M, et al.
Microchemical Journal, Devoted to the Application of Microtechniques in All Branches of Science, 78(2), 107-113 (2004)
Iulia Zoicas et al.
PloS one, 11(9), e0162498-e0162498 (2016-09-07)
Major depressive disorder is often associated with deficits in social and cognitive functioning. Mice transgenic for acid sphingomyelinase (t-ASM) were previously shown to have a depressive-like phenotype, which could be normalized by antidepressant treatment. Here, we investigated whether t-ASM mice
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