| Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
| Molecular Formula | C9H13NO |
| Molecular Weight | 151.2056 |
| Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
| Defined Stereocenters | 2 / 2 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
C[C@@H](N)[C@H](O)C1=CC=CC=C1
InChI
InChIKey=DLNKOYKMWOXYQA-APPZFPTMSA-N
InChI=1S/C9H13NO/c1-7(10)9(11)8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-7,9,11H,10H2,1H3/t7-,9+/m1/s1
| Molecular Formula | C9H13NO |
| Molecular Weight | 151.2056 |
| Charge | 0 |
| Count |
MOL RATIO
1 MOL RATIO (average) |
| Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
| Additional Stereochemistry | No |
| Defined Stereocenters | 2 / 2 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Optical Activity | UNSPECIFIED |
L-Norpseudoephedrine is a psychostimulant drug of amphetamine family, first isolated from an Ephedra species. It is one of the two enantiomers of norpseudoephedrine, less potent that D-Norpseudoephedrine. L-Norpseudoephedrine is a norepinephrine and dopamine releasing agent, and has thermogenic and anorectic effect.
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L-Norpseudoephedrine induces drown adipose tissue thermogenesis when administered intraperitoneally at .0223 mMol/kg to male rats.
Route of Administration:
Intraperitoneal
For the NE release assay, whole rat brain minus cerebellum and caudate was homogenized in ice-cold 10% sucrose containing 1 uM reserpine. 50 nM GBR12935 and 100 nM citalopram were added to block [3H]MPP uptake into DA and 5-HT nerves. After 12 strokes with a Potter-Elvehjem homogenizer, brain homogenates were centrifuged at 1,000g for 10 min at 0–4°C, and the supernatants were retained on ice. Synaptosomal preparations were incubated to steady state with 5 nM [3H]MPP in a Krebs-phosphate buffer. After incubation to steady state, 850uL of synaptosomes preloaded with 3H ligand was added to test tubes that contained 150 uL of test drug. The release reaction was terminated by dilution with 4 ml of wash buffer followed by rapid vacuum filtration over GF/B filters. Retained tritium was counted by a liquid scintillation counter. L-Norpseudoephedrine was able to evoke NE release with EC50 of 30 nM.