NS-2664

NS-2664
NS-2664
Systematic (IUPAC) name
5-furan-3-yl-1-(3-imidazol-1-yl-phenyl)-1H-benzoimidazole
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
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Identifiers
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PubChem CID 9840300
Chemical data
Formula C20H14N4O 
Mol. mass 326.351 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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NS-2664 (LS-193,048) is an anxiolytic drug with a novel chemical structure, developed by the small pharmaceutical company Neurosearch. It has similar effects to benzodiazepine drugs, but is structurally distinct and so is classed as a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic. NS-2664 is a potent but non-selective partial agonist at GABAA receptors, although with little efficacy at the α1 subtype and more at α2 and α3. It has potent anticonvulsant effects in animal studies, but a relatively short duration of action, and produces little sedative effects or physical dependence.[1]



References

  1. ^ Mirza NR, Nielsen EØ. Do subtype-selective gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor modulators have a reduced propensity to induce physical dependence in mice? Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 2006 Mar;316(3):1378-85. PMID 16352707