Cinanserin

Cinanserin
Clinical data
Other namesSQ-10643; SQ10643; NSC-125717; NSC125717
Drug classSerotonin 5-HT2 receptor antagonist; Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor antagonist
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
  • (2E)-N-(2-{[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]thio}phenyl)-3-phenylacrylamide
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.220.552
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H24N2OS
Molar mass340.49 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CN(C)CCCSC1=CC=CC=C1NC(=O)\C=C\C2=CC=CC=C2
  • InChI=1S/C20H24N2OS/c1-22(2)15-8-16-24-19-12-7-6-11-18(19)21-20(23)14-13-17-9-4-3-5-10-17/h3-7,9-14H,8,15-16H2,1-2H3,(H,21,23)/b14-13+ N
  • Key:RSUVYMGADVXGOU-BUHFOSPRSA-N N
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Cinanserin (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name; developmental code name SQ-10643) is a serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor antagonist which was discovered in the 1960s and was never marketed. It has about 50-fold higher affinity for the 5-HT2A receptor than for 5-HT2C, and very low affinity for 5-HT1 receptors. The drug also inhibits the 3C-like protease of SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, but with much lower affinity.