Chemistry:Iodocyanopindolol

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Short description: Drug
Iodocyanopindolol
Skeletal formula of iodocyanopindolol
Space-filling model of the iodocyanopindolol molecule
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UNII
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H20IN3O2
Molar mass413.259 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
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Iodocyanopindolol (INN) is a drug related to pindolol which acts as both a β1 adrenoreceptor antagonist and a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. Its 125I radiolabelled derivative has been widely used in mapping the distribution of beta adrenoreceptors in the body.[1]

References

  1. "Coexistence of beta 1- and beta 2-adrenoceptors in human right atrium. Direct identification by (+/-)-[125I]iodocyanopindolol binding". Circulation Research 53 (6): 752–758. 1983. doi:10.1161/01.res.53.6.752. PMID 6139182.