modafinil

Term ID

CHEBI:31859

Synonyms

• (+-)-modafinil
• 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide
• CEP-1538
• CRL 40476
• CRL-40476
• modafinil
• modafinilo
• modafinilum
• Provigil
• rac-2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide

Definition

A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of armodafinil and (S)-modafinil. A central nervous system stimulant, it is used for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, and shift-work sleep disorder. The optical enantiomers of modafinil have similar pharmacological actions in animals.

References

• cas:68693-11-8
• drugbank:DB00745
• hmdb:HMDB0014883
• kegg.drug:D01832
• patent:DE2809625
• patent:US4177290
• pubmed:17712350
• pubmed:22537794
• pubmed:23017017
• pubmed:23261131
• pubmed:24109471
• pubmed:24120858
• pubmed:24287166
• pubmed:24530829
• reaxys:1978970
• wikipedia.en:Modafinil

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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