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ChEBI

nepicastat

Term ID
CHEBI:139334
Synonyms
  • (S)-5-aminomethyl-1-(5,7-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl)-1,3-dihydroimidazole-2-thione
  • 5-(aminomethyl)-1-[(2S)-5,7-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl]-1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazole-2-thione
  • nepicastat
  • nepicastatum
  • RS-25560-197
  • SYN117
Definition
A member of the class of 1,3-dihydroimidazole-2-thiones that is 1,3-dihydro-2H-imidazole-2-thione in which one of the nitrogens is substituted by a 5,7-difluoro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-2-yl group while the carbon adjacent to it is substituted by an aminomethyl group (the S enantiomer). It is a potent and selective inhibitor of both bovine and human dopamine beta-hydroxylase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from nepicastat
Phenotype where environments contain nepicastat
Phenotype modified by environments containing nepicastat
Human Disease Model