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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C21H25ClN2O4S
Molecular Weight 436.952
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

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Structure of TIANEPTINE

SMILES

CN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(NCCCCCCC(O)=O)C3=CC=C(Cl)C=C3S1(=O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=JICJBGPOMZQUBB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C21H25ClN2O4S/c1-24-18-9-6-5-8-16(18)21(23-13-7-3-2-4-10-20(25)26)17-12-11-15(22)14-19(17)29(24,27)28/h5-6,8-9,11-12,14,21,23H,2-4,7,10,13H2,1H3,(H,25,26)

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Description

TIANEPTINE, a tricyclic antidepressant, is a drug used for the treatment of the major depressive disorder. It was discovered by The French Society of Medical Research in the 1980s. Unlike other tricyclic antidepressants, TIANEPTINE is a selective serotonin reuptake enhancer with minimal effects on norepinephrine and dopamine uptake. Also, it is a full agonist at the mu-opioid and delta-opioid receptors with no effect at the kappa-opioid receptors. Selective mu-opioid agonists typically induce euphoria, which may contribute to TIANEPTINE's antidepressant effect. It is marketed as Coaxil/Stablon in many European countries, but it is not available in the US.

CNS Activity

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Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
383.0 nM [Ki]

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In Vitro Use Guide
Using radioligand binding and cell-based functional assays, including bioluminescence resonance energy transfer-based assays for G-protein activation and cAMP accumulation, tianeptine was identified as an efficacious mu-opioid receptor agonist (Ki of 383+/-183 nM and EC50 of 194+/-70 nM). Tianeptine was also a full delta-opioid receptor agonist, although with much lower potency (EC50 of 37.4+/-11.2 uM for G-protein activation). In contrast, tianeptine was inactive at the kappa-opioid receptor.