Chemistry:Pivhydrazine

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Short description: Chemical compound
Pivhydrazine
Pivalylbenzhydrazine.svg
Clinical data
Other namesAngorvid, Betamezid, Neomarsilid, Pivazide, Pivhydrazine
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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UNII
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H18N2O
Molar mass206.289 g·mol−1
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Pivhydrazine (trade name Tersavid), also known as pivalylbenzhydrazine and pivazide, is an irreversible and non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine family. It was formerly used as an antidepressant in the 1960s, but has since been discontinued.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. "The influence of antidepressive drugs on the level of acetylcholine and on the acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain of rats". Polish Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy 28 (4): 313–21. May–June 1976. OCLC 1586290. PMID 981020. 
  2. "The metabolic disposition of [14Cpivhydrazine, [14C]mebanazine, and [14C]benzylhydrazine in the rat"]. Drug Metabolism and Disposition 7 (6): 388–92. November–December 1979. OCLC 1784380. PMID 43225. http://dmd.aspetjournals.org/content/7/6/388.abstract. 
  3. "[Central effects of betamezide]" (in Russian). Farmakologiia I Toksikologiia 32 (6): 652–6. 1969. OCLC 1568906. PMID 5381593.