Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-[4-hydroxy-4-(4-methylphenyl)-1-piperidinyl]-1-butanone
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C22H26FNO2
Formula Weight: 355,5
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 1050-79-9
Notes: Moperone is a dopamine D2, D3, and D4 receptor antagonist (Kis = 0.7, 14, and 27 nM, respectively, in NIH3T3 cells expressing the human receptors).{25512} It also inhibits E. electricus acetylcholinesterase (AChE; Ki = 120 µM) and is a histamine H1 receptor inverse agonist (IC50 = 794 nM for the human receptor).{51300,51301} Intraocular administration of moperone (0.5% w/v) induces ocular hypotension in normotensive rabbits.{51302} Formulations containing moperone have been used in the treatment of schizophrenia, psychosis, epilepsy, and alcohol withdrawal syndrome.