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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C16H18N2.ClH
Molecular Weight 274.788
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NOMIFENSINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.CN1CC(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=C(C1)C(N)=CC=C3

InChI

InChIKey=QVRVDOKQQXBOLD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H18N2.ClH/c1-18-10-14(12-6-3-2-4-7-12)13-8-5-9-16(17)15(13)11-18;/h2-9,14H,10-11,17H2,1H3;1H

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Nomifensine was developed by Hoechst AG as a potent inhibitor of noradrenaline, dopamine, and 5-HT uptake displayed antidepressant activity. It was first marketed in the UK in 1977 for the treatment of depression. Between 1977 and 1982 there were reports of hemolytic anemia in association with the drug, and this suspected adverse reaction was included in the 1981 edition of the data Sheet Compendium. FDA published a notice of its determination that Merital capsules were removed from the market for safety reasons.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
4.7 nM [Ki]
26.0 nM [Ki]
4.0 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
84 μg/L
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOMIFENSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
53 ng/mL
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOMIFENSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
196.8 μg × h/L
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOMIFENSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.9 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOMIFENSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
2.2 h
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOMIFENSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
25%
100 mg single, oral
dose: 100 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOMIFENSINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
150 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 18-44 years
n = 18
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: attention deficit disorder
Age Group: 18-44 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 18
Sources:
Disc. AE: Skin rash, Fever...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Skin rash (severe, 1 patient)
Fever (severe, 1 patient)
Back pain (severe, 1 patient)
Sources:
100 mg single, intravenous
Dose: 100 mg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 100 mg
Sources:
healthy, 22-41 years
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 22-41 years
Sex: M+F
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Back pain severe, 1 patient
Disc. AE
150 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 18-44 years
n = 18
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: attention deficit disorder
Age Group: 18-44 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 18
Sources:
Fever severe, 1 patient
Disc. AE
150 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 18-44 years
n = 18
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: attention deficit disorder
Age Group: 18-44 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 18
Sources:
Skin rash severe, 1 patient
Disc. AE
150 mg 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 150 mg, 2 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 18-44 years
n = 18
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: attention deficit disorder
Age Group: 18-44 years
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 18
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
A comparison of the patterns of striatal Fos-like immunoreactivity induced by various dopamine agonists in rats.
2000 Aug 4
Characterization of the analgesic properties of nomifensine in rats.
2001 Apr
Differential effect of quinpirole and 7-OH-DPAT on the spontaneous [(3)H]-dopamine efflux from rat striatal synaptosomes.
2001 Apr
Preferential increases in nucleus accumbens dopamine after systemic cocaine administration are caused by unique characteristics of dopamine neurotransmission.
2001 Aug 15
Halothane decreases impulse-dependent but not cytoplasmic release of dopamine from rat striatal slices.
2001 Dec
Determination of release and uptake parameters from electrically evoked dopamine dynamics measured by real-time voltammetry.
2001 Dec 15
Accumbens dopamine mechanisms in sucrose intake.
2001 Jun 15
Differential sensitivity to NaCl for inhibitors and substrates that recognize mutually exclusive binding sites on the neuronal transporter of dopamine in rat striatal membranes.
2001 Mar
Nomifensine-induced c-fos mRNA expression in discrete brain areas of the developing rat.
2001 May 4
Nomifensine reveals age-related changes in K(+)-evoked striatal DA overflow in F344 rats.
2001 May-Jun
Phencyclidine-induced dysregulation of dopamine response to amphetamine in prefrontal cortex and striatum.
2001 Sep
Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) in the brain.
2002 Apr
Mechanism of action of methylmercury on in vivo striatal dopamine release. Possible involvement of dopamine transporter.
2002 Apr
In vivo evidence for a lack of central effect of ebastine, an antihistaminic agent, in rats: a microdialysis study.
2002 Dec
Pharmacological characterisation of (E)-N-(3-iodoprop-2-enyl)-2beta-carbomethoxy-3beta-(4'-methylphenyl)nortropane (PE2I) binding to the rat neuronal dopamine transporter expressed in COS cells.
2002 Feb
NMDA antagonist effects on striatal dopamine release: microdialysis studies in awake monkeys.
2002 Jan
Acute locomotor effects of fluoxetine, sertraline, and nomifensine in young versus aged Fischer 344 rats.
2002 Jan-Feb
Ethanol-induced, nonexocytotic [3H]dopamine release from rat nucleus accumbens slices.
2002 Jun
NMDA and AMPA/kainate glutamatergic agonists increase the extracellular concentrations of GABA in the prefrontal cortex of the freely moving rat: modulation by endogenous dopamine.
2002 Mar 15
Characterization of nicotinic agonist-induced [(3)H]dopamine release from synaptosomes prepared from four mouse brain regions.
2002 May
Effects of catecholamine uptake blockers in the caudate-putamen and subregions of the medial prefrontal cortex of the rat.
2002 May 17
Selective blockade of drug-induced place preference conditioning by ACPC, a functional NDMA-receptor antagonist.
2002 Nov
GBR-12909 effect on dopamine outflow depends on phosphorylation in the caudate nucleus of the rat.
2002 Nov
Kinetic analysis of striatal clearance of exogenous dopamine recorded by chronoamperometry in freely-moving rats.
2002 Nov 15
In vivo temporal sequence of rat striatal glutamate, aspartate and dopamine efflux during apomorphine, nomifensine, NMDA and PDC in situ administration.
2002 Oct
Modification of the striatal dopaminergic neuron system by carbon monoxide exposure in free-moving rats, as determined by in vivo brain microdialysis.
2002 Oct
Identification of dopamine transporter in bovine pineal gland using [3H]GBR 12935.
2003 Aug
Differential effects of amphetamine transport vs. dopamine reverse transport on particulate PKC activity in striatal synaptoneurosomes.
2003 Aug
In vitro pharmacological characterization of (+/-)-4-[2-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)ethyl]thio]phenol hydrochloride (SIB-1553A), a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand.
2003 Aug 15
Functionally distinct dopamine and octopamine transporters in the CNS of the cabbage looper moth.
2003 Feb
Discriminative stimulus effects of (-)-ephedrine in rats: analysis with catecholamine transporter and receptor ligands.
2003 Jun 5
Aged Fischer 344 rats exhibit altered orolingual motor function: relationships with nigrostriatal neurochemical measures.
2003 Mar-Apr
Differences in norepinephrine clearance in cerebellar slices from low-alcohol-sensitive and high-alcohol-sensitive rats.
2003 May
Mechanisms underlying domoic acid-induced dopamine release from striatum: an in vivo microdialysis study.
2003 Oct
Nomifensine amplifies subsecond dopamine signals in the ventral striatum of freely-moving rats.
2004 Aug
Dopamine release evoked by beta scorpion toxin, tityus gamma, in prefrontal cortical slices is mediated by intracellular calcium stores.
2004 Dec
Sibutramine induces potential-dependent exocytotic release but not carrier-mediated release of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine.
2004 Jan 26
Methylphenidate restores ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron activity in prenatal ethanol-exposed rats by augmenting dopamine neurotransmission.
2004 May
Inhibitory effect of nitric oxide on dopamine transporters: interneuronal communication without receptors.
2004 Sep
D2 autoreceptor inhibition reveals oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced release of dopamine in guinea-pig cochlea.
2005
Dopamine transporter function differences between male and female CD-1 mice.
2005 Feb 28
Dopamine transporters are involved in the onset of hypoxia-induced dopamine efflux in striatum as revealed by in vivo microdialysis.
2005 Jun
Dyskinesias in normal squirrel monkeys induced by nomifensine and levodopa.
2005 Mar
Monoamine transporter inhibitors and norepinephrine reduce dopamine-dependent iron toxicity in cells derived from the substantia nigra.
2005 Mar
Nicotine and epibatidine alter differently nomifensine-elevated dopamine output in the rat dorsal and ventral striatum.
2005 Mar 28
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

100 mg at night
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The effect of nomifensine on the uptake of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) into human platelet-rich plasma has been studied. A significant inhibition of DA uptake was observed at nomifensine 10(-6) M. 5-HT uptake was significantly inhibited only at nomifensine 10(-4) M or more. It was concluded, that the human platelet may be used as a model for studying DA uptake as well as that of 5-HT.
Name Type Language
NOMIFENSINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
8-ISOQUINOLINAMINE, 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-2-METHYL-4-PHENYL-, HYDROCHLORIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
8-ISOQUINOLINAMINE, 1,2,3,4-TETRAHYDRO-2-METHYL-4-PHENYL-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Systematic Name English
Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
8HJ6V99LZB
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CAS
98159-56-9
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PUBCHEM
147520
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