benzphetamine

Term ID

CHEBI:3044

Synonyms

• (+)-benzphetamine
• (+)-N,alpha-dimethyl-N-(phenylmethyl)-benzeneethanamine
• (+)-N-benzyl-N,alpha-dimethylphenethylamine
• (2S)-N-benzyl-N-methyl-1-phenylpropan-2-amine
• (alphaS)-N,alpha-dimethylphenethylamine
• (S)-(+)-benzphetamine
• (S)-(+)-N-benzyl-N,alpha-dimethylphenethylamine
• (S)-benzphetamine
• benzaphetamine
• benzfetamina
• benzfetamine
• benzfetaminum
• Benzphetamine
• benzylamphetamine
• d-N-methyl-N-benzyl-beta-phenylisopropylamine
• N-methyl-1-phenyl-N-(phenylmethyl)propan-2-amine

Definition

Dextroamphetamine in which the the hydrogens attached to the amino group are substituted by a methyl and a benzyl group. A sympathomimetic agent with properties similar to dextroamphetamine, it is used as its hydrochloride salt in the treatment of obesity.

References

• Beilstein:3203999
• CAS:156-08-1
• DrugBank:DB00865
• Drug_Central:329
• KEGG:C07538
• KEGG:D07514
• Patent:US2789138

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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