Luzindole
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| CAS Number | 117946-91-5 |
| PubChem (CID) | 122162 |
| ChemSpider | 108959 |
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| Formula | C19H20N2O |
| Molar mass | 292.375 g/mol |
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Luzindole (N-0774), (N-acetyl-2-benzyltryptamine), is a drug used in scientific research to study the role of melatonin in the body. Luzindole acts as a selective melatonin receptor antagonist,[1] with approximately 11- to 25-fold greater affinity for the MT2 over the MT1 receptor.[2][3] In animal studies, it has been observed to disrupt the circadian rhythm as well as produce antidepressant effects.[2][4]
References
- ↑ Dubocovich ML (September 1988). "Luzindole (N-0774): a novel melatonin receptor antagonist". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 246 (3): 902–10. PMID 2843633.
- 1 2 Dubocovich ML, Yun K, Al-Ghoul WM, Benloucif S, Masana MI (September 1998). "Selective MT2 melatonin receptor antagonists block melatonin-mediated phase advances of circadian rhythms". The FASEB Journal. 12 (12): 1211–20. PMID 9737724.
- ↑ Browning C, Beresford I, Fraser N, Giles H (March 2000). "Pharmacological characterization of human recombinant melatonin mt(1) and MT(2) receptors". British Journal of Pharmacology. 129 (5): 877–86. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0703130. PMC 1571913
. PMID 10696085. - ↑ Dubocovich ML, Mogilnicka E, Areso PM (July 1990). "Antidepressant-like activity of the melatonin receptor antagonist, luzindole (N-0774), in the mouse behavioral despair test". European Journal of Pharmacology. 182 (2): 313–25. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(90)90290-M. PMID 2168835.
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