Stereochemistry | ABSOLUTE |
Molecular Formula | C11H17NO |
Molecular Weight | 179.2588 |
Optical Activity | ( + ) |
Defined Stereocenters | 2 / 2 |
E/Z Centers | 0 |
Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
C[C@H]([C@@H](O)C1=CC=CC=C1)N(C)C
InChI
InChIKey=FMCGSUUBYTWNDP-MWLCHTKSSA-N
InChI=1S/C11H17NO/c1-9(12(2)3)11(13)10-7-5-4-6-8-10/h4-9,11,13H,1-3H3/t9-,11-/m1/s1
Molecular Formula | C11H17NO |
Molecular Weight | 179.2588 |
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 |
Methylephedrine is one of the ephedra alkaloids that is found in varying amounts in different species of the plant genus Ephedra. Methylephedrine is a popular antitussive, bronchodilator, analgesic, antipyretic, and widely used mixed with other drugs in preparations for treatment of the common cold. N-Methylephedrine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of optical isomers are in FDA list of Exempt chemical mixtures.
CNS Activity
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Sample Use Guides
Take 0.25-0.5 g (25-50 mg of the active ingredient) at a time, 3 times daily
Route of Administration:
Oral
l-MEP inhibited the twitch response at high concentrations (3 x 10(-5)-10(-3) M). On the other hand, d-MEP showed the potentiation of twitch response, and competitively antagonized the twitch-inhibitory effect of clonidine (10(-9)-10(-6) M) with the pA2 value of 4.3 in the presence of prazosin.