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Methylenedioxyphenylpropylaminopentane
1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)-2-propylaminopentane (MPAP), also known as 3,4-methylenedioxy-α,''N''-dipropylphenethylamine, ''N''-propyl-1,3-benzodioxolylpentanamine (PDBP), or propyl-K, is a monoaminergic activity enhancer (MAE) of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and α-propylphenethylamine families that is closely related to phenylpropylaminopentane (PPAP). It is an analogue of PPAP and benzofuranylpropylaminopentane (BPAP) with a benzodioxole ring instead of a phenyl or benzofuran ring, respectively. MAEs are agents that enhance the action potential-mediated release of monoamine neurotransmitters. MPAP is a MAE of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, all with similar potency. This is similar to BPAP, but is in contrast to PPAP and selegiline, which act exclusively as catecholaminergic activity enhancers (CAEs) and do not enhance serotonin. Like PPAP and BPAP, but in contrast to amphetamines, MPAP has no classical monoamine releasing agent actions. MPAP has compar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monoaminergic Activity Enhancer
Monoaminergic activity enhancers (MAE), also known as catecholaminergic/serotonergic activity enhancers (CAE/SAE), are a class of drugs that enhance the action potential-evoked release of monoamine neurotransmitters in the nervous system. MAEs are distinct from monoamine releasing agents (MRAs) like amphetamine and fenfluramine in that they do not induce the release of monoamines from synaptic vesicles but rather potentiate only nerve impulse propagation-mediated monoamine release. That is, MAEs increase the amounts of monoamine neurotransmitters released by neurons per electrical impulse. MAEs have been shown to significantly enhance nerve impulse-mediated dopamine release in the striatum, substantia nigra, and olfactory tubercle; norepinephrine release from the locus coeruleus; and/or serotonin release from the raphe nucleus in rodent studies. Some MAEs are selective for effects on some of these neurotransmitters but not on others. The maximal impacts of MAEs on brain monoam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |