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A129

Amoxapine

Synonym(s):

2-Chloro-11-(1-piperazinyl)dibenz[b,f][1,4]oxazepine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H16ClN3O
CAS Number:
14028-44-5
Molecular Weight:
313.78
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24278075
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
237-867-1
MDL number:
MFCD00069210
Form:
powder
Quality level:
100

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form

powder

Quality Level

100

solubility

methanol: soluble

originator

Wyeth

SMILES string

Clc1ccc2Oc3ccccc3N=C(N4CCNCC4)c2c1

InChI

1S/C17H16ClN3O/c18-12-5-6-15-13(11-12)17(21-9-7-19-8-10-21)20-14-3-1-2-4-16(14)22-15/h1-6,11,19H,7-10H2

InChI key

QWGDMFLQWFTERH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... DRD1(1812), DRD2(1813), DRD3(1814), DRD4(1815), DRD5(1816), HTR2A(3356), HTR2B(3357), HTR2C(3358), SLC6A2(6530), SLC6A4(6532)

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Application

Amoxapine has been used as an antidepressant drug to test its effect on locomotion and egg release in response to gain-of-functional mutations in potassium (K+) channels (unc-58) of C. elegans. It has also been used as an antipsychotic drug to test its effect on the viability of glioblastoma cells.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Amoxapine, a structural analog of clozapine, is a human ether a-go-go (hERG) channel blocker. It is also an N-methylated metabolite of loxapine. It is a tricyclic antidepressant that inhibits the uptake of norepinephrine and blocks 5- hydroxytryptamine (HT2 ) serotonergic receptors.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Biogenic Amine Transporters page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
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GHS07

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hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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BCBB6438
BCBB6438V
121K1611
071K1160

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Jia Zhou
Drugs of the future, 29(12), 1235-1244 (2006-07-28)
The norepinephrine transporter (NET) is located in the plasma membrane of noradrenergic neurons, where it functions to take up synaptically released norepinephrine (NE). The NET thus serves as the primary mechanism for the inactivation of noradrenergic signaling. Some potent and
Neuropharmacological classification of antidepressant agents based on their mechanisms of action
Fasipe OJ, et al.
Archives of Medical Research, 6(1), 81-81 (2018)
F Jenck et al.
Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry, 18(3), 563-574 (1994-05-01)
A variety of antidepressants of different chemical classes were tested for their in vivo and in vitro activity at 5-HT1C receptors in the brain. Conventional tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine, desipramine, maprotiline, clomipramine, trimipramine, amitriptyline, nortriptyline, doxepin, amoxapine, oxaprotiline) and two atypical
S Kapur et al.
Biological psychiatry, 45(9), 1217-1220 (1999-05-20)
All currently available atypical antipsychotics have, at clinically relevant doses: i) high serotonin (5-HT)2 occupancy; ii) greater 5-HT2 than dopamine (D)2 occupancy; and iii) a higher incidence of extrapyramidal side effects when their D2 occupancy exceeds 80%. A review of
Imran B Chaudhry et al.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 27(6), 575-581 (2007-11-16)
It has been proposed that the lack of extrapyramidal side effects of atypical antipsychotic drugs is caused by their fast dissociation or low affinity for the D2 receptor or their concomitant high affinity for other receptors, for example, 5HT2 and
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
A129-500MG04061832088549
A129-5G04061832088556
A129-100MG04061832088532

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