Minaprine

Minaprine
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • BR: Class C1 (Other controlled substances)
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life2-2.5 hours
Identifiers
  • 4-methyl-N-(2-morpholin-4-ylethyl)-6-phenylpyridazin-3-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.043.012
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H22N4O
Molar mass298.390 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1=CC(=NN=C1NCCN2CCOCC2)C3=CC=CC=C3
  • InChI=1S/C17H22N4O/c1-14-13-16(15-5-3-2-4-6-15)19-20-17(14)18-7-8-21-9-11-22-12-10-21/h2-6,13H,7-12H2,1H3,(H,18,20) Y
  • Key:LDMWSLGGVTVJPG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y

Minaprine (INN, USAN, BAN; brand names Brantur, Cantor) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant drug that was used in France for the treatment of depression until it was withdrawn from the market in 1996 because it caused convulsions.

A study found that it acts as a reversible inhibitor of MAO-A (RIMA) in rats. It has also been found to weakly inhibit acetylcholinesterase in rat brain (striatum) homogenates.

It has demonstrated significant antibiotic activity against M. chelonae and M. abscessus in tests with antibiotic resistant bacteria.