Agomelatine

Agomelatine is an agonist of melatonin (MT) receptors and a derivative of melatonin (Cay-14427). It binds to MT1 and MT2 receptors (Kis = 0.14 and 0.41 nM, respectively) and has an EC50 value of 0.1 nM in a [35S]GTPgammaS binding assay using CHO cells expressing MT2 receptors. Agomelatine is also an antagonist of the serotonin (5-HT) receptor subtypes 5-HT2B and 5-HT2C (Kis = 0.26 and 0.71 nM, respectively, for the human receptors). Agomelatine (40 mg/kg) inhibits the penile erection response induced by the 5-HT2 agonist Ro 60-0175 (Cay-29500) in rats. It also increases extracellular levels of noradrenaline and dopamine in the frontal cortex of freely moving rats when administered at doses ranging from 20 to 80 mg/kg. Agomelatine (10 mg/kg) reduces immobility time in the forced swim test and increases the amount of time spent in the open arms of the elevated plus maze in mice, indicating antidepressant-like and anxiolytic-like activity, in a transgenic neuroendocrine model of depression. It also increases the rate of readjustment to circadian activity cycles following an induced phase shift.Formal Name: N-[2-(7-methoxy-1-naphthalenyl)ethyl]-acetamide. CAS Number: 138112-76-2. Synonyms: S20098. Molecular Formula: C15H17NO2. Formula Weight: 243.3. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: DMF: 30 mg/ml, DMSO: 30 mg/ml, Ethanol: 30 mg/ml, Ethanol:PBS(pH 7.2) (1:1): 0.5 mg/ml. lambdamax: 231, 276, 287, 332 nm. SMILES: COc1ccc2cccc(CCNC(=O)C)c2c1. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C15H17NO2/c1-11(17)16-9-8-13-5-3-4-12-6-7-14(18-2)10-15(12)13/h3-7,10H,8-9H2,1-2H3,(H,16,17). InChi Key: YJYPHIXNFHFHND-UHFFFAOYSA-N.