Talipexole

Talipexole
Clinical data
Routes of; administration	Oral
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only);
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 6-allyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-[1,3]thiazolo[4,5-d]azepin-2-amine;
PubChem CID	5374;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID8046321 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H15N3S
Molar mass	209.31 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES C=CCN1CCC2=C(CC1)SC(=N2)N;

Talipexole is a dopamine agonist that has been proposed as an antiparkinsonian agent.^[1] It also has alpha-adrenergic agonist activity.

References

^ Kitamura Y, Kosaka T, Kakimura JI; et al. (1998). "Protective effects of the antiparkinsonian drugs talipexole and pramipexole against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium-induced apoptotic death in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells". Mol. Pharmacol. 54 (6): 1046–54. PMID 9855633. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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