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Methiothepin (Metitepine) mesylate is a potent and non-selective 5-HT2 receptor antagonist, with pKds of 7.10 (5-HT1A), 7.28 (5HT1B), 7.56 (5HT1C), 6.99 (5HT1D), 7.0 (5-HT5A), 7.8 (5-HT5B), 8.74 (5-HT6), and 8.99 (5-HT7), and pKis of 8.50 (5HT2A), 8.68 (5HT2B), and 8.35 (5HT2C).
Methiothepin mesylate is a 5-HT receptor antagonist, with pKds of 7.10, 7.28, 7.56, and 6.99 for 5-HT1A, 5HT1B, 5HT1C, 5HT1D[1]. Methiothepin mesylate also shows pKds of 7.0, 7.8, 8.74, and 8.99 for 5-HT5A, 5-HT5B, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7, respectively[2]. Methiothepin exhibits high affinity at 5-HT2A, 5HT2B, and 5HT2C with pKis of 8.50, 8.68, and 8.35, respectively[3].
| Catalog Number | I020326 |
| CAS Number | 74611-28-2 |
| Synonyms | methanesulfonic acid;1-methyl-4-(3-methylsulfanyl-5,6-dihydrobenzo[b][1]benzothiepin-5-yl)piperazine |
| Molecular Formula | C21H28N2O3S3 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C20H24N2S2.CH4O3S/c1-21-9-11-22(12-10-21)18-13-15-5-3-4-6-19(15)24-20-8-7-16(23-2)14-17(18)20;1-5(2,3)4/h3-8,14,18H,9-13H2,1-2H3;1H3,(H,2,3,4) |
| InChIKey | CZMDZGZYKOGLJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | CN1CCN(CC1)C2CC3=CC=CC=C3SC4=C2C=C(C=C4)SC.CS(=O)(=O)O |
| Reference | [1]. Schoeffter P, et al. 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation of pig coronary arteries is mediated by 5-HT receptors similar to the 5-HT1D receptor subtype. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1990 Jan;252(1):387-95. [2]. Knight AR, et al. Pharmacological characterisation of the agonist radioligand binding site of 5-HT(2A), 5-HT(2B) and 5-HT(2C) receptors. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2004 Aug;370(2):114-23. Epub 2004 Jul 30. [3]. Hoyer D, et al. International Union of Pharmacology classification of receptors for 5-hydroxytryptamine (Serotonin). Pharmacol Rev. 1994 Jun;46(2):157-203. |
