| Description | 7-Desmethyl-agomelatine is a metabolite of Agomelatine and has less activity than Agomelatine. Agomelatine is a melatonergic (MT1 and MT2) agonist and 5-HT2C antagonist. |
| molecular weight | 229.27 |
| Molecular formula | C14H15NO2 |
| CAS | 152302-45-9 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| References | 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):954-64. 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 Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2015 Oct 15;1003:60-6. |