Structured Summary
Abstract
A drug formerly used as an antipsychotic and treatment of various movement disorders. Tetrabenazine blocks neurotransmitter uptake into adrenergic storage vesicles and has been used as a high affinity label for the vesicle transport system.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C19H27NO3
- Molecular Weight
- 317.4 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 58-46-8
- IUPAC Name
- 9,10-dimethoxy-3-(2-methylpropyl)-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydrobenzo[a]quinolizin-2-one
- InChIKey
- MKJIEFSOBYUXJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(C)CC1CN2CCC3=CC(=C(C=C3C2CC1=O)OC)OC
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013747
- Source
- PubChem CID 6018
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Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Nitoman
- Xenazine
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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. Tetrabenazine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013747. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013747
- Tetrabenazine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrabenazine
- Tetrabenazine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413050
- Tetrabenazine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6018. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6018