Alpertine

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Alpertine
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Clinical data
Other namesWIN31665; WIN-31,665; Win 31665
Identifiers
  • ethyl 5,6-dimethoxy-3-[2-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)ethyl]-1H-indole-2-carboxylate
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PubChem CID
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KEGG
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C25H31N3O4
Molar mass 437.540 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCOC(=O)C1=C(C2=CC(=C(C=C2N1)OC)OC)CCN3CCN(CC3)C4=CC=CC=C4
  • InChI=1S/C25H31N3O4/c1-4-32-25(29)24-19(20-16-22(30-2)23(31-3)17-21(20)26-24)10-11-27-12-14-28(15-13-27)18-8-6-5-7-9-18/h5-9,16-17,26H,4,10-15H2,1-3H3
  • Key:RXAVJRAUFOPBOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alpertine (INN Tooltip International Nonproprietary Name, USAN Tooltip United States Adopted Name; developmental code name WIN-31665) is a drug described as an antipsychotic, neuroleptic, and tranqulizer which was never marketed. [1] [2] [3]

Structurally, it is a substituted tryptamine and a piperazinylethylindole. [4] The drug is closely structurally related to other "pertines" including milipertine, oxypertine, and solypertine, which are also tryptamines and piperazinylethylindoles. [4]

The related drug oxypertine shows high affinity for the serotonin 5-HT2 and dopamine D2 receptors (Ki = 8.6 nM and 30 nM, respectively) and is also known to act as a catecholamine depleting agent. [5] [6] Oxypertine, milipertine, and solypertine all antagonize the behavioral effects of tryptamine, a serotonin receptor agonist, and apomorphine, a dopamine receptor agonist, in animals. [5] [7] Conversely however, alpertine was not effective, at least at doses of up to 10 mg/kg. [5] [7] ortho-Methoxyphenylpiperazine (oMeOPP) has been said to be a metabolite of the related drugs milipertine and oxypertine. [8] [9]

Alpertine was first described in the scientific literature by 1971. [1]

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