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Amfonelic acid

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Amfonelic acid
File:Amfonelic acid .png
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: uncontrolled
Identifiers
  • 1-ethyl-4-oxo-7-(phenylmethyl)-1,8-naphthyridine-3-carboxylic acid
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H16N2O3
Molar mass308.331 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCN1C=C(C(=O)C2=C1N=C(C=C2)CC3=CC=CC=C3)C(=O)O
  • InChI=1S/C18H16N2O3/c1-2-20-11-15(18(22)23)16(21)14-9-8-13(19-17(14)20)10-12-6-4-3-5-7-12/h3-9,11H,2,10H2,1H3,(H,22,23) checkY
  • Key:WHHHJDGNBVQNAU-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Amfonelic acid (AFA; WIN 25,978) is a psychoactive drug and research chemical used in scientific studies. It acts as a potent and highly selective dopamine reuptake inhibitor (DRI).[1][2] It has a moderately long half-life of approximately 12 hours.

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References

  1. ^ Fuller RW, Perry KW, Bymaster FP, Wong DT. (1978). "Comparative effects of pemoline, amfonelic acid and amphetamine on dopamine uptake and release in vitro and on brain 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid concentration in spiperone-treated rats". J Pharm Pharmacol. 30 (3): 197–198. PMID 24701.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ McMillen BA, Shore PA. (1978). "Amfonelic acid, a non-amphetamine stimulant, has marked effects on brain dopamine metabolism but not noradrenaline metabolism: association with differences in neuronal storage systems". J Pharm Pharmacol. 30 (7): 464–466. PMID 27622.