Icariin is a flavonol a type of flavonoid. It is the prenyl acetylation of kaempferide 37-O-diglucoside. The compound is derived from several species of plants in the genus Epimediumwhich are […]
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PF-2545920
PF-2545920 is a drug developed by Pfizer for the treatment of schizophrenia. It acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor selective for the PDE10A subtype. The PDE10A enzyme is expressed primarily in […]
Toxiferine
Toxiferine (C-toxiferine I) is a curare toxin. It is a bisindole alkaloid derived from Strychnos toxifera and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.It is a muscle relaxant that causes paralysis of […]
Alfetamine
Alfetamine or alpha-allyl-phenethylamine is a chemical compound of the phenethylamine family. It was briefly investigated as a possible antidepressant in the early 1970s. Its activity profile was said to be […]
Bradanicline
Bradanicline (TC-5619) is an experimental pharmaceutical drug being developed by Targacept that acts as a partial agonist at the α7 subtype of the neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It showed cognitive […]
Almorexant
Almorexant (INN codenamed ACT-078573) is an orexin antagonist functioning as a competitive receptor antagonist of the OX1 and OX2 orexin receptors which was being developed by the pharmaceutical companies Actelion […]
Metocurine
Metocurine is a muscle relaxant through neuromuscular blockade.It is excreted entirely through the kidneys and therefore should not be used in patients with renal failure.
Ocfentanil
Ocfentanil (INN) is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of fentanyl and was developed in the early 1990s. It is similar to fentanyl in effects producing strong analgesia and […]
Biphenylindanone A
Biphenylindanone A (BINA LS-193571) is a research agent which acts as a potent and selective positive allosteric modulator for the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype mGluR2. In animal studies […]
Bergapten
Bergapten (5-methoxypsoralen) is a psoralen (also known as furocoumarins) found in bergamot essential oil in other citrus essential oils and in grapefruit juice. It is the chemical in bergamot oil […]