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Minaprine
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administration		Oral
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  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
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Elimination half-life2-2.5 hours
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  • 4-methyl-N-(2-morpholin-4-ylethyl)-6-phenylpyridazin-3-amine
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FormulaC17H22N4O
Molar mass298.390 g·mol−1
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  • CC1=CC(=NN=C1NCCN2CCOCC2)C3=CC=CC=C3
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Minaprine (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand names Brantur, Cantor) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant drug that was used in France for the treatment of depression until it was withdrawn from the market in 1996 because it caused convulsions.[1]

A study found that it acts as a reversible inhibitor of MAO-A (RIMA) in rats.[2] In a study it has also been found to weakly inhibit acetylcholinesterase in rat brain (striatum) homogenates.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fung M, Thornton A, Mybeck K, Wu JH, Hornbuckle K, Muniz E (1 January 2001). "Evaluation of the Characteristics of Safety Withdrawal of Prescription Drugs from Worldwide Pharmaceutical Markets-1960 to 1999". Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science. 35 (1): 293–317. doi:10.1177/009286150103500134. S2CID 73036562.
  2. ^ Kan JP, Mouget-Goniot C, Worms P, Biziere K (March 1986). "Effect of the antidepressant minaprine on both forms of monoamine oxidase in the rat". Biochemical Pharmacology. 35 (6): 973–8. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(86)90085-7. PMID 3954800.
  3. ^ Contreras JM, Rival YM, Chayer S, Bourguignon JJ, Wermuth CG (February 1999). "Aminopyridazines as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 42 (4): 730–41. doi:10.1021/jm981101z. PMID 10052979.
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