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Selegiline hydrochloride

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

R-(−)-Deprenyl hydrochloride, (R)-(−)-N,α-Dimethyl-N-(2-propynyl)phenethylamine hydrochloride, R(−)-N-α-Dimethyl-N-2-propynyl-benzeneethanamine hydrochloride, Selegiline hydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H17N · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
223.74
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

selegiline

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

Cl[H].C[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)N(C)CC#C

InChI

1S/C13H17N.ClH/c1-4-10-14(3)12(2)11-13-8-6-5-7-9-13;/h1,5-9,12H,10-11H2,2-3H3;1H/t12-;/m1./s1

InChI key

IYETZZCWLLUHIJ-UTONKHPSSA-N

Gene Information

human ... MAOB(4129)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Selegiline hydrochloride EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Selective MAO-B inhibitor; anti-Parkinsonian agent.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Sales restrictions may apply.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Rameshwar Singh et al.
Indian journal of experimental biology, 50(2), 101-109 (2012-06-08)
L-deprenyl is considered to protect against age-related cognitive deficits by improving long-term learning/memory in the aged brain. The CA1 and CA3 hippocampal areas are the sites at which initial learning and memory processes occur. Chronic deprenyl treatment significantly augmented the
Keiko Inaba-Hasegawa et al.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 120(3), 435-444 (2012-09-13)
Type B monoamine oxidase (MAO-B) is proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, through oxidative stress and synthesis of neurotoxins. MAO-B inhibitors, rasagiline and selegiline [(-)deprenyl], protect neuronal cells by direct intervention in
Wakako Maruyama et al.
Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 120(1), 83-89 (2012-08-16)
Neuroprotection has been proposed in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, to delay or halt disease progression or reverse neuronal deterioration. The inhibitors of type B monoamine oxidase (MAO), rasagiline and (-)deprenyl, prevent neuronal loss in cellular and
Retention rate of selegiline in early Parkinson's disease: a retrospective survey.
T Keränen et al.
International journal of clinical practice, 66(10), 1014-1014 (2012-09-22)
Chitra Sridar et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 40(12), 2256-2266 (2012-09-01)
Selegiline, the R-enantiomer of deprenyl, is used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Bupropion, an antidepressant, often used to treat patients in conjunction with selegiline, is metabolized primarily by CYP2B6. The effect of selegiline on the enzymatic activity of human

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