Clozapine N-oxide dihydrochloride

• CAT Number: I015582
• CAS Number: 2250025-93-3
• Molecular Formula: C18H21Cl3N4O
• Molecular Weight: 415.74
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 3-chloro-6-(4-methyl-4-oxidopiperazin-4-ium-1-yl)-11H-benzo[b][1,4]benzodiazepine;dihydrochloride
• InChI: InChI=1S/C18H19ClN4O.2ClH/c1-23(24)10-8-22(9-11-23)18-14-4-2-3-5-15(14)20-16-7-6-13(19)12-17(16)21-18;;/h2-7,12,20H,8-11H2,1H3;2*1H
• InChIKey: MBRGKRXDVKTUPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C[N+]1(CCN(CC1)C2=NC3=C(C=CC(=C3)Cl)NC4=CC=CC=C42)[O-].Cl.Cl

Clozapine N-oxide dihydrochloride is a major metabolite of Clozapine and a human muscarinic designer receptors (DREADDs) agonist. Clozapine N-oxide dihydrochloride activates the DREADD receptor hM3Dq and hM4Di. Clozapine N-oxide dihydrochloride can cross the blood-brain barrier[1][2][3][4]. Clozapine is a potent dopamine antagonist and also a potent and selective muscarinic M4 receptor (EC50=11 nM) agonist[5][6].
Clozapine N-oxide (CNO) can bind to non-DREADD receptors at concentrations required for DREADD activation, and undergoes reverse-metabolism to its parent compound clozapine, an atypical antipsychotic that acts at a variety of pharmacological targets and produces numerous physiological and behavioral effects[2].
After a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of Clozapine N-oxide (1 mg/kg) into mice, Clozapine N-oxide (CNO) plasma levels peak at 15 min and are very low after 2 h. Despite the short plasma half-life of CNO in mice, the biological effects that have been described after acute treatment of DREADD-expressing experimental animals are usually much longer (6-10 h)[1].

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