Tetrabenazine

Tetrabenazine (Ro 1-9569) is a reversible inhibitor of the vesicular monoamine transporter VMAT2 with the Kd value of 1.34 nM. Tetrabenazine can be used for research on diseases related to hyperactive movement disorders such as Huntington's disease[1][2][3].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[58-46-8]

Product Name Alternative

Ro 1-9569

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302

Target

Monoamine Transporter

Related Pathways

Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Purity

99.95

Solubility

DMSO : 33.33 mg/mL (ultrasonic) |H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O=C1[C@@H](CC(C)C)CN2CCC3=CC(OC)=C(OC)C=C3[C@]2([H])C1

Molecular Formula

C19H27NO3

Molecular Weight

317.43

Precautions

H302

References & Citations

[1]Jankovic, J. and J. Beach, Long-term effects of tetrabenazine in hyperkinetic movement disorders. Neurology, 1997. 48 (2) : p. 358-62.|[2]Kenney, C., C. Hunter, and J. Jankovic, Long-term tolerability of tetrabenazine in the treatment of hyperkinetic movement disorders. Mov Disord, 2007. 22 (2) : p. 193-7.|[3]Ondo, W.G., P.A. Hanna, and J. Jankovic, Tetrabenazine treatment for tardive dyskinesia: assessment by randomized videotape protocol. Am J Psychiatry, 1999. 156 (8) : p. 1279-81.|[4]J C Shih, et al. Ketanserin and tetrabenazine abolish aggression in mice lacking monoamine oxidase A. Brain Res. 1999 Jul 24;835 (2) :104-12.|[5] Nobue Kitanaka, et al. Tetrabenazine, a vesicular monoamine transporter-2 inhibitor, attenuates morphine-induced hyperlocomotion in mice through alteration of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine turnover in the cerebral cortex. Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2018 Sep;172:9-16. doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Jul 12.|[6]S J Podurgiel, et al. The vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT-2) inhibitor tetrabenazine induces tremulous jaw movements in rodents: implications for pharmacological models of parkinsonian tremor. Neuroscience. 2013 Oct 10;250:507-19. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.07.008. Epub 2013 Jul 15.