Etoxadrol

Etoxadrol is a dissociative anaesthetic drug which has been found to be an NMDA antagonist and produces similar effects to PCP in animals.^[1][2] Etoxadrol, along with another related drug dexoxadrol, were developed as analgesics for use in humans, but development was discontinued after patients reported side effects such as nightmares and hallucinations.^[3][4]

Additional recommended knowledge

Essential Laboratory Skills Guide

Daily Visual Balance Check

Correct Test Weight Handling Guide: 12 Practical Tips

References

1. ^ Thurkauf A, Zenk PC, Balster RL, May EL, George C, Carroll FI, Mascarella SW, Rice KC, Jacobson AE, Mattson MV. Synthesis, absolute configuration, and molecular modeling study of etoxadrol, a potent phencyclidine-like agonist. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 1988 Dec;31(12):2257-63.
2. ^ Thurkauf A, Mattson MV, Richardson S, Mirsadeghi S, Ornstein PL, Harrison EA Jr, Rice KC, Jacobson AE, Monn JA. Analogues of the dioxolanes dexoxadrol and etoxadrol as potential phencyclidine-like agents. Synthesis and structure-activity relationships. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 1992 Apr 17;35(8):1323-9.
3. ^ Sax M, Wunsch B. Relationships between the structure of dexoxadrol and etoxadrol analogues and their NMDA receptor affinity. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2006;6(7):723-32.
4. ^ Aepkers M, Wunsch B. Structure-affinity relationship studies of non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonists derived from dexoxadrol and etoxadrol. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry. 2005 Dec 15;13(24):6836-49.