Imipramine and the Tricyclic Antidepressants — (from 1957) By the mid 1950s, a number of drugs had become available with some effectiveness in nonhospital depression, such as meprobamate (Carter Wallace’s Miltown, launched in 1955) or the amphetamines (see ANTIDEPRESSANT: first… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
heterocyclic compound — Any of a class of organic compounds whose molecules contain one or more rings of atoms with at least one atom (the heteroatom) being an element other than carbon, most frequently oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. As in regular cyclic hydrocarbons,… … Universalium
eleutherobin — Tricyclic compound that, like taxol, will stabilize microtubule bundles. Isolated from a marine soft coral, Eleutherobia aurea … Dictionary of molecular biology
sarcodictyin A — Tricyclic compound that, like taxol, will stabilize microtubule bundles … Dictionary of molecular biology
Phenothiazine — Phenothiazine … Wikipedia
Holton Taxol total synthesis — The Holton Taxol total synthesis, published by Robert A. Holton and his group at Florida State University in 1994 was the first total synthesis of Taxol (generic name: paclitaxel) [ First total synthesis of taxol 1. Functionalization of the B… … Wikipedia
acridine — 10 Azaanthracene; a dye, dye intermediate, and antiseptic precursor (9 aminoacridine, acriflavine, proflavine hemisulfate) derived from coal tar and irritating to skin and mucous membranes. SYN: dibenzopyridine. tetramethyl a. SYN: a. orange … Medical dictionary
isoalloxazine — The heterocyclic compound that forms the structural foundation of riboflavin and other flavins. * * * iso·al·lox·a·zine .ī (.)sō ə läk sə .zēn n a yellow solid C10H6N4O2 that is the precursor of various flavins (as riboflavin) * * *… … Medical dictionary
diltiazem — noun Etymology: probably from International Scientific Vocabulary dilator + benzothiazepin, tricyclic compound structurally similar to benzodiazepine + m (as in diazepam) Date: 1975 a calcium channel blocker C22H26N2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
new fuchsin — a basic dye with staining properties much like those of basic fuchsin; it is a tricyclic compound, trimethyl fuchsin … Medical dictionary