etafedrine
Sign in to saveAlso known as (-)-etafedrine, alpha-(1-(ethylmethylamino)ethyl)benzyl alcohol, (1R,2S)-2-[ethyl(methyl)amino]-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
Etafedrine (, ), sold under the brand name Nethaprin among others and also known as '''N-ethylephedrine''', is a sympathomimetic agent used as a bronchodilator to treat asthma. It was previously commercially available as both the free base and as the hydrochloride salt from Sanofi-Aventis (now Sanofi) but is now no longer marketed.
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- Mass
- 193.147
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- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₁₉NO
- canonical SMILES
- CCN(C)C(C)C(C1=CC=CC=C1)O
- isomeric SMILES
- CCN(C)[C@@H](C)[C@@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O
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- Etafedrine
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Etafedrine (, ), sold under the brand name Nethaprin among others and also known as '''N-ethylephedrine''', is a sympathomimetic agent used as a bronchodilator to treat asthma. It was previously commercially available as both the free base and as the hydrochloride salt from Sanofi-Aventis (now Sanofi) but is now no longer marketed.
==Pharmacology== Unlike ephedrine and tyramine, etafedrine does not induce the release of epinephrine or norepinephrine and instead acts as a selective β2-adrenergic receptor agonist, thereby mediating its bronchodilator effects.