Agomelatine (hydrochloride) (Standard)

Agomelatine (hydrochloride) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Agomelatine (hydrochloride) . This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Agomelatine hydrochloride (S-20098 hydrochloride) is a specific agonist of MT1 and MT2 receptors with Kis of 0.1, 0.06, 0.12, and 0.27 nM for CHO-hMT1, HEK-hMT1, CHO-hMT2, and HEK-hMT2, respectively[1]. Agomelatine hydrochloride is a selective 5-HT2C receptor antagonist with pKis of 6.4 and 6.2 at native (porcine) and cloned, human 5-HT2C receptors, respectively[2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[1176316-99-6]

UNSPSC

12352100

Target

5-HT Receptor; Endogenous Metabolite; Melatonin Receptor; Reference Standards

Related Pathways

GPCR/G Protein; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Neuronal Signaling; Others

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Smiles

CC(NCCC1=C2C=C(OC)C=CC2=CC=C1)=O.Cl

Molecular Formula

C15H18ClNO2

Molecular Weight

279.76

References & Citations

[1]Audinot V, et al. New selective ligands of human cloned melatonin MT1 and MT2 receptors. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2003 Jun;367 (6) :553-61.|[2]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.|[3]Aguiar CC, et al. Effects of agomelatine on oxidative stress in the brain of mice after chemically induced seizures. Cell Mol Neurobiol. 2013 Aug;33 (6) :825-35.