Cas No.: | 913358-93-7 |
Chemical Name: | Almorexant HCL |
Synonyms: | Almorexant HCL;2(1H)-Isoquinolineacetamide, 3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxy-N-methyl-α-phenyl-1-[2-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethyl]-, hydrochloride (1:1), (αR,1S)-;Almorexant Hydrochloride;ACT 078573 hydrochloride;ACT-078573 hydrochloride;(R)-2-((R)-6,7-diMethoxy-1-(4-(trifluoroMethyl)phenethyl)-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl)-N-Methyl-2-phenylacetaMide |
SMILES: | CNC([C@@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)N2CCC3=CC(OC)=C(OC)C=C3[C@@H]2CCC4=CC=C(C(F)(F)F)C=C4)=O.Cl |
Formula: | C29H32ClF3N2O3 |
M.Wt: | 549.02419757843 |
Sotrage: | 2 years -20°C Powder, 2 weeks 4°C in DMSO, 6 months -80°C in DMSO |
Description: | Almorexant Hcl (ACT078573) is a potent and competitive dual orexin 1 receptor (OX1)/orexin 2 receptor (OX2) antagonist with Ki values of 1.3 and 0.17 nM for OX1 and OX2, respectively. |
In Vitro: | [(3)H]Almorexant bound to a single saturable site on hOX(1) and hOX(2) with high affinity (K(d) of 1.3 and 0.17 nM, respectively. In Schild analyses using the [(3)H]inositol phosphates assay, almorexant acted as a competitive antagonist at hOX(1) and as a noncompetitive-like antagonist at hOX(2). In binding kinetic analyses, [(3)H]almorexant had fast association and dissociation rates at hOX(1), whereas it had a fast association rate and a remarkably slow dissociation rate at hOX(2) [1]. in vivo: During the 12-h dark period after dosing, ALM(Almorexant) exacerbated cataplexy in TG mice and increased nonrapid eye movement sleep with heightened sleep/wake fragmentation in both genotypes. ALM showed greater hypnotic potency in WT mice than in TG mice. The 100 mg/kg dose conferred maximal promotion of cataplexy in TG mice and maximal promotion of REM sleep in WT mice. In TG mice, ALM (30 mg/ kg) paradoxically induced a transient increase in active wakefulness [3]. Almorexant 200 mg showed significantly less 'Drug Liking' than both zolpidem doses (p < 0.01), and almorexant 400 mg had smaller effects than zolpidem 20 mg (p < 0.05), while almorexant 1,000 mg was not different from either zolpidem dose [4]. |