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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C32H43N5O5
Molecular Weight 577.7143
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 7 / 7
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DIHYDRO-.ALPHA.-ERGOCRYPTINE

SMILES

CC(C)C[C@@H]1N2C(=O)[C@](NC(=O)[C@@H]3C[C@H]4[C@@H](CC5=CNC6=C5C4=CC=C6)N(C)C3)(O[C@@]2(O)[C@@H]7CCCN7C1=O)C(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=PBUNVLRHZGSROC-VTIMJTGVSA-N
InChI=1S/C32H43N5O5/c1-17(2)12-25-29(39)36-11-7-10-26(36)32(41)37(25)30(40)31(42-32,18(3)4)34-28(38)20-13-22-21-8-6-9-23-27(21)19(15-33-23)14-24(22)35(5)16-20/h6,8-9,15,17-18,20,22,24-26,33,41H,7,10-14,16H2,1-5H3,(H,34,38)/t20-,22-,24-,25+,26+,31-,32+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C32H43N5O5
Molecular Weight 577.7143
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 7 / 7
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Description

Dihydro-alpha-ergocryptine is an ergot alkaloid that has an agonist activity on D2 dopaminergic receptors and a partial agonist activity on D1 receptors. It also demonstrated antagonistic activity towards alpha-adrenergic receptors. The drug was approved by FDA in combination with other alkaloids (dihydroergocornine, dihydroergocristine and dihydro-beta-ergocryptine mesylate salts) under the name Hydergine for the treatment of dimentia and cerebrovascular insufficiency.

CNS Activity

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
3.1 nM [Kd]
4.7 nM [Ki]
35.4 nM [Ki]

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
HYDERGINE
Primary
HYDERGINE

Doses

AEs

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Sourcing

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
The recommended dosage (in form of hydergine tablets containing dihydroergocornine, dihydroergocristine, dihydro-alpha-ergocryptine and dihydro-beta-ergocryptine mesylate salts in an approximate weight ratio of 1:1:1) in the US is 1 mg three times daily. In Europe and Japan, up to 12 mg of hydergine daily have been used without serious adverse effects.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells were exposed to toxic concentrations (100 uM) of glutamate in Mg2+-free buffer. Repeated addition of dihydro-alpha-ergocryptine (100 nM-1 uM, once a day from the second day in culture, last addition 3 hr before the glutamate pulse) protected cerebellar granule cells against the toxic action of glutamate.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
202229IR8Y
Record Status Validated (UNII)
Record Version