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Discontinued Product
This product has been withdrawn from sale and is superseded by Methysergide maleate (Cat. No. 1064)
Description: 5-HT1 and 5-HT2 antagonist; also has moderate affinity for 5-ht5 and high affinity for 5-HT6 and 5-HT7
Alternative Names: Metitepine
Chemical Name: 1-[10,11-Dihydro-8-(methylthio)dibenzo(Z)[b,f]thiepin-10-yl]-4-methylpiperazine maleate
Purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
Biological Activity for Methiothepin maleate
5-HT2 antagonist (pKi = 8.7 - 9.2) ; also active as 5-HT1 antagonist (pKi values are 7.1 - 8.5). Also displays affinity for rodent 5-HT5B, 5-HT5A, 5-HT7 and 5-HT6 receptors (pKi values are 6.6, 7.0, 8.4 - 9.0 and 8.7 - 9.4, respectively).
Technical Data for Methiothepin maleate
| M. Wt | 472.62 |
| Formula | C20H24N2S2.C4H4O4 |
| Storage | Store at RT |
| Purity | ≥99% (HPLC) |
| CAS Number | 19728-88-2 |
| PubChem ID | 5358812 |
| InChI Key | IWDBEHWZGDSFHR-BTJKTKAUSA-N |
| Smiles | [H]OC(=O)\C=C/C(=O)O[H].CSC1=CC2=C(SC3=C(CC2N2CCN(C)CC2)C=CC=C3)C=C1 |
The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.
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References for Methiothepin maleate
References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.
Wilkinson and Middlemiss (1992) Metitepine distinguishes two receptors mediating inhibition of [3H]-5-hydroxytryptamine release in guinea pig hippocampus. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch.Pharmacol. 345 696 PMID: 1321958
Hoyer et al (1994) International Union of Pharmacology classification of receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine (Serotonin). Pharmacol.Rev. 46 157 PMID: 7938165
Wesołowska et al (2002) In the search for selective ligands of 5-HT5, 5-HT6 and 5-HT7 serotonin receptors. Pol.J.Pharmacol. 154 327 PMID: 2523486
Glenon et al (2003) Higher-end serotonin receptors: 5-HT5, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7. J.Med.Chem. 46 2795 PMID: 12825922
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5 Citations for Methiothepin maleate
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Conley et al (2015) Evaluation of AaDOP2 receptor antagonists reveals antidepressants and antipsychotics as novel lead molecules for control of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Oncotarget 352 53 PMID: 25332454
Meyer et al (2012) A "genome-to-lead" approach for insecticide discovery: pharmacological characterization and screening of Aedes aegypti D(1)-like DA receptors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6 e1478 PMID: 22292096
Newman-Tancredi et al (2001) Differential modulation by GTPgammaS of agonist and inverse agonist binding to h5-HT(1A) receptors revealed by [3H]-WAY100,635. Br J Pharmacol 132 518 PMID: 11159702
Geerts et al (1999) Involvement of 5-HT1B receptors in collar-induced hypersensitivity to 5-hydroxytryptamine of the rabbit carotid artery. Br J Pharmacol 127 1327 PMID: 10455282
Fisas et al (2006) Chronic 5-HT6 receptor modulation by E-6837 induces hypophagia and sustained weight loss in diet-induced obese rats. Br J Pharmacol 148 973 PMID: 16783408
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