Desmethylsertraline
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Biological half-life | 66 hours |
Excretion | urine |
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CAS Number | 87857-41-8 |
PubChem (CID) | 114743 |
ChemSpider | 102729 |
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Formula | C16H15Cl2N |
Molar mass | 292.20 g/mol |
3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
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Desmethylsertraline (DMS), also known as norsertraline, is an active metabolite of the antidepressant drug sertraline. Like sertraline, desmethylsertraline acts as a monoamine reuptake inhibitor, and may be responsible for some of its parent's therapeutic benefits. However, DMS is significantly less potent relative to sertraline as a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (Ki = 76 nM vs. 3 nM, respectively), but conversely, is more balanced as a monoamine reuptake inhibitor (5-HT (Ki) = 76 nM; NE (Ki) = 420 nM; DA (Ki) = 440 nM), which has the effective result of DMS contrarily behaving as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine reuptake inhibitor (SNDRI), with about 5.5-fold preference for inhibiting serotonin reuptake relative to catecholamine reuptake.[1]
Dasotraline, a stereoisomer of DMS, is also an SNDRI, and has been investigated for the potential clinical treatment of major depressive disorder, attention-deficit disorder, and eating disorders, but has not been approved or marketed for any indication.
See also
- Desmethylcitalopram
- Desmethylvenlafaxine
- Didesmethylcitalopram
- Indatraline
- Lometraline
- Norfluoxetine
- Tametraline
References
- ↑ Wong DT, Bymaster FP, Engleman EA (1995). "Prozac (fluoxetine, Lilly 110140), the first selective serotonin uptake inhibitor and an antidepressant drug: twenty years since its first publication". Life Sci. 57 (5): 411–41. doi:10.1016/0024-3205(95)00209-o. PMID 7623609.