| Bioactivity | Clocapramine is an antagonist of the D2, 5-HT2A receptors. |
| Invitro | Clocapramine has a moderate affinity for D2-receptors in vitro. Clocapramine shows higher affinity for 5-HT2A than for D2-receptors in vitro[1]. |
| In Vivo | Clocapramine shows the lowest potency for D2-occupancy in vivo[1]. An in vivo receptor binding technique is used to evaluate the binding profiles of typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs to striatal dopamine-D2 and frontal serotonin-5-HT2 receptors in a rat brain using more specific ligands. Clocapramine produces ratios of potency in occupying 5-HT2 versus D2 receptors that fall between these two groups (ED50 of 14.5 mg/kg for D2, 4.9 mg/kg for 5-HT2)[2]. |
| Name | Clocapramine |
| CAS | 47739-98-0 |
| Formula | C28H37ClN4O |
| Molar Mass | 481.07 |
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
| Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
| Reference | [1]. Schotte A, et al. In vitro receptor binding and in vivo receptor occupancy in rat and guinea pig brain: risperidone compared with antipsychotics hitherto used. Jpn J Pharmacol. 1995 Dec;69(4):399-412. [2]. Sumiyoshi T, et al. Atypicality of several antipsychotics on the basis of in vivo dopamine-D2 and serotonin-5HT2 receptor occupancy. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1995 Feb;12(1):57-64. |