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P3371

Penfluridol

≥97% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

1-[4,4-Bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl]-4-[4-chloro-3(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4-piperidinol, R16341

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H27ClF5NO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
523.97
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
248-074-5
MDL number:

Product Name

Penfluridol, ≥97% (HPLC), powder

InChI

1S/C28H27ClF5NO/c29-26-12-7-21(18-25(26)28(32,33)34)27(36)13-16-35(17-14-27)15-1-2-24(19-3-8-22(30)9-4-19)20-5-10-23(31)11-6-20/h3-12,18,24,36H,1-2,13-17H2

InChI key

MDLAAYDRRZXJIF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

OC1(CCN(CCCC(c2ccc(F)cc2)c3ccc(F)cc3)CC1)c4ccc(Cl)c(c4)C(F)(F)F

assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

solubility

DMSO: >20 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble

originator

Johnson & Johnson

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

Application

Penfluridol has been used as an antipsychotic agent:
  • to study its antimetastatic effect on triple-negative breast cancer cells
  • to study its effects on the growth of glioblastoma cell lines,
  • to study its effects on the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Penfluridol is studied in the treatment of schizophrenia, Tourette syndrome and acute psychosis. It also exhibits anticancer activity.
T-type Ca2+ channel blocker; antipsychotic

Features and Benefits

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

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 3

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Suyash Srivastava et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 21(3) (2020-01-26)
: Metastasis is considered a major burden in cancer, being responsible for more than 90% of cancer-related deaths. Tumor angiogenesis is one of the main processes that lead to tumor metastasis. Penfluridol is a classic and commonly used antipsychotic drug
J C Gomora et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 290(1), 266-275 (1999-06-25)
Bovine adrenal zona fasciculata cells express a novel K+ current (IAC) that sets the resting potential while it couples adrenocorticotropin and angiotensin II receptors to membrane depolarization and cortisol secretion. IAC is distinctive among K+ channels both in its activation
B Spivak et al.
International clinical psychopharmacology, 11(3), 207-209 (1996-09-01)
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a severe side-effect of neuroleptic treatment. It is usually related to hypodopaminergic activity. A young schizophrenic patient who developed a typical episode of NMS during abrupt withdrawal of long-acting neuroleptic combined with anticholinergic treatment is
W Peters et al.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 85(1), 5-10 (1991-02-01)
Multiple drug resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is already showing evidence of extending to mefloquine, which at present is one of the few alternative antimalarials for the prevention or treatment of infection with such parasites. Neither verapamil nor cyproheptadine, which reverse
J J Enyeart et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 265(27), 16373-16379 (1990-09-25)
The effects of diphenylbutylpiperidine (DPBP) antipsychotics on Ca2+ currents and prolactin (PRL) synthesis were studied in rat pituitary growth hormone (GH) cell lines (GH3 and GH4C1). In whole-cell patch-clamp experiments, DPBPs including fluspirilene, penfluridol, and pimozide at concentrations ranging from

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