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N-Desmethyl clozapine (Normethylclozapine)

Clozapine metabolite. M1 agonist. D2/D3 agonist.

Other names: Normethylclozapine

Product Code: Asc-026

Purity: >99%

 
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Biological Description

Brain penetrant metabolite of the atypical antipsychotic clozapine. Broad range of actions. Potent allosteric M1 partial agonist (IC50 = 55 nM for inhibition of [3H]-NMS binding). D2/D3 partial agonist. Also displays affinity at 5HT1 and 5HT2.

Useful References

(2003) N-desmethylclozapine, an allosteric agonist at muscarinic 1 receptor, potentiates N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 100:13674 abstract

(1996) Normethylclozapine potentiates the action of quinpirole in the 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned rat. Eur.J.Pharamcol. 301:27 abstract

(2005) Intrinsic efficacy of antipsychotics at human D2, D3, and D4 dopamine receptors: identification of the clozapine metabolite N-desmethylclozapine as a D2/D3 partial agonist. J.Pharmacol Exp Ther. 315:1278 abstract

Chemical Information

8-Chloro-11-(1-piperazinyl)-5H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepine

Asc-026
  • Desiccate at +4°C
  • MW 312.80
  • Soluble in DMSO to 100 mM
  • C17H17ClN4
  • 6104-71-8