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- 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine Hydrochloride
- 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine hydrochloride
- MPEP hydrochloride
- Pyridine, 2-Methyl-6-(2-Phenylethynyl)-
- Pyridine, 2-methyl-6-(2-phenylethynyl)-, hydrochloride (1:1)
- Pyridine, 2-methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-, hydrochloride
- Pyridine, 6-methyl-2-(phenylethynyl)-
- 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)pyridine
Stability Light Sensitive
Applications MPEP is a potent and highly selective non-competitive mGlu5a receptor antagonist (1,2). It is also a positive allosteric modulator at mGlu4 receptors.MPEP exhibits anxiolytic and antidepressant properties that may be applicable for treating schizophrenia (3).
References (1) Latif-Hemandez, A., et al.: Front Cell Neurosci. 10, 252 (2016)(2) Hikichi, H. et al.: Eur. J. Pharmacol., 639, 99 (2010)(3) Inta, I., et al.: Pharmacopsychiatry. 49, 142 (2016)
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