Desipramine hydrochloride, >=98% (TLC), powder

Application

Desipramine hydrochloride has been used: to prevent norepinephrine neuron degeneration and to maximize uptake into DA neurons to protect unselective damage to thenoradrenergic system as a norepinephrine re-uptake inhibitor to treat rats for lesioning

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tricyclic antidepressant that is a more potent inhibitor of the norepinephrine transporter (K_i = 4 nM) than the serotonin transporter (K_i = 61 nM).

Desipramine is used to treat depression. It is also used to manage enuresis in children. Desipramine helps to eliminate the pain triggered by diabetic neuropathy.

Caution

Hygroscopic

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Biogenic Amine Transporters page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

This compound was developed by Sanofi Aventis. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

General description

Desipramine, a metabolite of imipramine and iofepramine is an active tricyclic antidepressant.

Packaging

1, 5, 25 g in glass bottle