| Bioactivity | 7-Desmethyl-agomelatine is a metabolite of Agomelatine. Agomelatineis a potent agonist at melatonin receptors (MT1 and MT2), and also is an antagonist of 5-HT2C[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | 7-Desmethyl-agomelatine | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 152302-45-9 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C14H15NO2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 229.27 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Millan MJ, et al. The novel melatonin agonist agomelatine (S20098) is an antagonist at 5-hydroxytryptamine2C receptors, blockade of which enhances the activity of frontocortical dopaminergic and adrenergic pathways. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2003 Sep;306(3):9 [2]. Li M, et al. Development and validation a LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of agomelatine and its metabolites, 7-desmethyl-agomelatine and 3-hydroxy-agomelatine in human plasma: Application to a bioequivalence study. J Chromatogr B Analy |