Chemistry:Phenylbiguanide

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Short description: Chemical compound
Phenylbiguanide
1-Phenylbiguanide.svg
Legal status
Legal status
  • UN: Unscheduled
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC8H11N5
Molar mass177.211 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point135–142 °C (275–288 °F)

Phenylbiguanide (PBG) is a 5-HT3 agonist used to study the role of 5-HT3 receptors in the central nervous system.[1] It has been found to trigger dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of rats.[2]

Derivatives

  • Phenylbiguanide is used to make amanozine and benfosformin.[citation needed]

References

  1. "Behavioral effects of the 5-hydroxytryptamine3 receptor agonists 1-phenylbiguanide and m-chlorophenylbiguanide in rats". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics) 264 (3): 1440–9. March 1993. PMID 8450478. 
  2. "Activation of 5-HT3 receptor by 1-phenylbiguanide increases dopamine release in the rat nucleus accumbens". Brain Research (Brain Research.) 543 (2): 354–7. March 1991. doi:10.1016/0006-8993(91)90050-6. PMID 1711914.