Term Name: | benzatropine |
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Synonyms: | (3-endo)-3-(diphenylmethoxy)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, 3alpha-(diphenylmethoxy)-1alphaH,5alphaH-tropane, 3alpha-(diphenylmethoxy)tropane, 3alpha-benzhydryloxy-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane, 3endo-benzhydryloxytropane, benzatropina, Benzatropine, benzatropinum, benzhydryl 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ether, Benztropine, tropine benzohydryl ether |
Definition: | Tropane in which a hydrogen at position 3 is substituted by a diphenylmethoxy group (endo-isomer). An acetylcholine receptor antagonist, it is used (particularly as its methanesulphonate salt) in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and to reduce parkinsonism and akathisia side effects of antipsychotic treatments. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:3048] ( EBI ) |