Term Name: | N-[2-(4-phenoxybenzyl)benzimidazol-5-yl]methanesulfonamide |
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Synonyms: | N-[2-(4-phenoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-6-yl]methanesulfonamide, N-[2-(4-phenoxybenzyl)benzimidazol-5-yl]methanesulphonamide, XK2 |
Definition: | A member of the class of benzimidazoles that is 1H-benzimidazole substituted by 4-phenoxybenzyl and (methylsulfonyl)amino groups at positions 2 and 6, respectively. It is a potent antagonist of the GluN2B subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:177876] ( EBI ) |