Structured Summary
Abstract
A centrally acting muscarinic antagonist. Benactyzine has been used in the treatment of depression and is used in research to investigate the role of cholinergic systems on behavior.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C20H25NO3
- Molecular Weight
- 327.4 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 302-40-9
- IUPAC Name
- 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 2-hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetate
- InChIKey
- IVQOFBKHQCTVQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCN(CC)CCOC(=O)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D001535
- Source
- PubChem CID 9330
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Amizil
- Amizyl
- Lucidil
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Benactyzine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001535. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001535
- Benactyzine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benactyzine
- Benactyzine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4083674
- Benactyzine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 9330. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9330