Chemistry:U-89843A

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Short description: Chemical compound
U-89843A
U-89843A Structure.svg
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  • In general: legal
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H23N5
Molar mass285.395 g·mol−1
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U-89843A (PNU-89843) is a sedative drug which acts as an agonist at GABAA receptors, specifically acting as a positive allosteric modulator selective for the α1, α3 and α6 subtypes.[1] It has sedative effects in animals but without causing ataxia, and also acts as an antioxidant and may have neuroprotective effects.[2] It was developed by a team at Upjohn in the 1990s.[3]

References

  1. "U-89843A is a novel allosteric modulator of gamma-aminobutyric acidA receptors". The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 275 (3): 1390–5. December 1995. PMID 8531107. 
  2. "Synthesis of novel 2,4-diaminopyrrolo-[2,3-d]pyrimidines with antioxidant, neuroprotective, and antiasthma activity". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 38 (21): 4161–3. October 1995. doi:10.1021/jm00021a004. PMID 7473542. 
  3. "Pharmaceutically active bicyclic-heterocyclic amines" US patent 5502187