Chemistry:Cyanopindolol

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Short description: Chemical compound
Cyanopindolol
Skeletal formula of cyanopindolol
Space-filling model of the cyanopindolol molecule
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FormulaC16H21N3O2
Molar mass287.363 g·mol−1
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ChiralityRacemic mixture
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Cyanopindolol is a drug related to pindolol which acts as both a β1 adrenoceptor antagonist and a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. Its radiolabelled derivative iodocyanopindolol has been widely used in mapping the distribution of beta adrenoreceptors in the body.[1]

References

  1. "Binding of 125I-cyanopindolol to beta-1-adrenoceptors in a high and low affinity state". Journal of Receptor Research 3 (1–2): 45–59. 1983. doi:10.3109/10799898309041922. PMID 6304308.