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dihydro-α-ergocryptine

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Also known as 12'-hydroxy-2'-(1-methylethyl)-5'alpha-(2-methylpropyl)-9,10alpha-dihydroergotaman-3',6',18-trione, alpha-dihydroergocryptine, 9,10-dihydro-alpha-ergocryptine, 9,10-dihydro-α-ergocryptine, Dihydro-alpha-ergocryptine, Alpha-Dihydroergocriptine, Dihydroergocryptine, α-dihydroergocryptine

Dihydroergocryptine (DHEC), sold under the brand names Almirid and Cripar among others, is a dopamine agonist of the ergoline group that is used as an antiparkinson agent in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is taken by mouth.

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Mass
577.326
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Commons category
Dihydroergocryptine
chemical formula
C₃₂H₄₃N₅O₅
canonical SMILES
CC(C)CC1C(=O)N2CCCC2C3(N1C(=O)C(O3)(C(C)C)NC(=O)C4CC5C(CC6=CNC7=CC=CC5=C67)N(C4)C)O
isomeric SMILES
CC(C)C[C@H]1C(=O)N2CCC[C@H]2[C@]3(N1C(=O)[C@](O3)(C(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H]4C[C@H]5[C@@H](CC6=CNC7=CC=CC5=C67)N(C4)C)O
subject has role
dopamine agonist
medical condition treated
dementia
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Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Other uses
  • Side effects
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Chemistry
  • References

Dihydroergocryptine (DHEC), sold under the brand names Almirid and Cripar among others, is a dopamine agonist of the ergoline group that is used as an antiparkinson agent in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is taken by mouth.

==Medical uses==

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