Synonyms: (+/-)-dimethindene | dimethindene | dimethpyrindene | Fenistil® | Vibrocil®
dimetindene is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Dimetindene is an orally active, selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist. It also has anticholinergic activity [1]. The INN specifies the racemic mixture of (R)- and (S)-enantiomers. We show the structure without specified stereochemistry to represent that mixture.
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References |
1. Böhme TM, Keim C, Kreutzmann K, Linder M, Dingermann T, Dannhardt G, Mutschler E, Lambrecht G. (2003)
Structure-activity relationships of dimethindene derivatives as new M2-selective muscarinic receptor antagonists. J Med Chem, 46 (5): 856-67. [PMID:12593665] |