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Epicriptine or beta-dihydroergocryptine is a dopamine agonist of the ergoline class. It constitutes one third of the mixture known as dihydroergocryptine the other two thirds consisting of alpha-dihydroergocryptine. The alpha differs from the beta form only in the position of a single methyl group which is a consequence of the biosynthesis in which the proteinogenic amino acid isoleucine is replaced by leucine.

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ATC prefix
N04
ATC suffix
BC03
ATC supplemental
(alpha/beta)
CAS number
19467-62-0
ChEBI
59925
FDA UNII code
5M64643B5U
IUPAC name
(2R4R7R)-N- [(1S2S4R7S)- 2-hydroxy- 7-(S)-(1-methylpropyl)- 58-dioxo- 4-(propan-2-yl)- 3-oxa- 69-diazatricyclo [7.3.0.026]dodecan-4-yl]- 6-methyl- 611-diazatetracyclo [7.6.1.027.01216] hexadeca- 1(16)91214-tetraene- 4-carboxamide
PubChem
3084313

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