Esuprone is an

experimental drug An experimental drug is a medicinal product (a drug or vaccine) that has not yet received drug approval, approval from governmental regulatory agency, regulatory authorities for routine use in human medicine, human or veterinary medicine. A medicin ...

candidate being investigated as an

antidepressant Antidepressants are a class of medications used to treat major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, chronic pain, and addiction. Common side effects of antidepressants include Xerostomia, dry mouth, weight gain, dizziness, headaches, akathi ...

. It acts as a

monoamine oxidase A Monoamine oxidase A, also known as MAO-A, is an enzyme ( E.C. 1.4.3.4) that in humans is encoded by the ''MAOA'' gene. This gene is one of two neighboring gene family members that encode mitochondrial enzymes which catalyze the oxidative dea ...

(MAO-A) inhibitor.

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