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[[File:Examples of thienobenzodiazepines.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.65|alt=General structure of thienobenzodiazepines. Core is highlighted by black and color. Grey depicts accessory functional groups.|General structure of thienobenzodiazepines. Core is highlighted by '''black and color'''. '''Grey''' depicts accessory functional groups.]]

'''Thienobenzodiazepine''' is a [[Chemistry:Heterocyclic compound|heterocyclic compound]] containing a diazepine ring fused to a [[Chemistry:Thiophene|thiophene]] ring and a [[Chemistry:Benzene|benzene]] ring. Thienobenzodiazepine forms the central core of pharmaceutical drugs including [[Chemistry:Atypical antipsychotic|atypical antipsychotic]] [[Chemistry:Olanzapine|olanzapine]] ('''Zyprexa''') and [[Chemistry:Muscarinic antagonist|antimuscarinic]] [[Chemistry:Telenzepine|telenzepine]]. Thienobenzodiazepines act relatively selectively at the α<sub>2</sub> subunit of the [[Biology:GABAA receptor|GABA<sub>A</sub> receptor]].{{cn|date=December 2015}}

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