Description
Agomelatine is a melatoninergic agonist and selective antagonist of 5-HT2C receptors, and has been shown to be active in several animal models of depression. Agomelatine (S20098) displayed pKi values of 6.4 and 6.2 at native (porcine) and cloned, human (h)5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2C receptors, respectively.
Synonyms
AGO 178; AGO-178; AGO178; N-(2-(7-methoxy-1-naphthyl)ethyl)acetamide; S 20098; S-20098; S20098. trade names: Valdoxan, Melitor, Thymanax.
IUPAC Name
N-[2-(7-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)ethyl]acetamide
Molecular Formula
C15H17NO2
Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)NCCC1=CC=CC2=C1C=C(C=C2)OC
InChI
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)
InChIKey
YJYPHIXNFHFHND-UHFFFAOYSA-N