Chemistry:Alnespirone

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Short description: Antidepressant and anxiolytic drug
Alnespirone
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FormulaC26H38N2O4
Molar mass442.600 g·mol−1
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Alnespirone (S-20,499) is a selective 5-HT1A receptor full agonist of the azapirone chemical class.[1][2][3] It has antidepressant and anxiolytic effects.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Anxiolytic-like effects of a selective 5-HT1A agonist, S20244, and its enantiomers in mice.". NeuroReport 3 (1): 84–86. 1992. doi:10.1097/00001756-199201000-00022. PMID 1351756. 
  2. "5-HT1A receptor agonists prevent in rats the yawning and penile erections induced by direct dopamine agonists.". Psychopharmacology 108 (1–2): 47–50. 1992. doi:10.1007/BF02245284. PMID 1357709. 
  3. "In vivo comparison of two 5-HT1A receptors agonists alnespirone (S-20499) and buspirone on locus coeruleus neuronal activity.". Eur J Pharmacol 459 (1): 17–26. 2003. doi:10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02814-5. PMID 12505530.