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benactyzine
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Benactyzine is an anticholinergic drug that was used in the treatment of clinical depression and anxiety disorders before it was pulled from the U.S. market by the FDA due to serious side effects.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C20H25NO3
- Molecular weight
- 327.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 2-hydroxy-2,2-diphenylacetate
- SMILES
- CCN(CC)CCOC(=O)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)O
- InChIKey
- IVQOFBKHQCTVQV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.6
- Polar surface area
- 49.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 2
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
719 papers- Benactyzine.Antibiotic medicine & clinical therapy (New York, NY) · 1958
- Synthesis and preliminary biological evaluation of gabactyzine, a benactyzine-GABA mutual prodrug, as an organophosphate antidote.Scientific reports · 2022
- Benactyzine metabolism in the rat.Archives internationales de pharmacodynamie et de therapie · 1970
- [Benactyzine in pediatrics].Prensa medica argentina · 1958
- Benactyzine as an aid in treatment of anxiety states; preliminary report.British medical journal · 1957
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 327.183444
- Has use
- medication
Show 5 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₂₅NO₃
- canonical SMILES
- CCN(CC)CCOC(=O)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)(C2=CC=CC=C2)O
- subject has role
- muscarinic antagonist
- Commons category
- Benactyzine
- medical condition treated
- anxiety disorder
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History
- See also
- References
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Benactyzine is an anticholinergic drug that was used in the treatment of clinical depression and anxiety disorders before it was pulled from the U.S. market by the FDA due to serious side effects.
Its use for these indications was limited by side effects such as dry mouth and nausea, and at high doses it can cause more severe symptoms such as deliriant and hallucinogenic effects. "Large doses of benactyzine in normal subjects may produce a state resembling the action of mescaline or LSD."
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