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category Contraindicated CAS Number 19467-62-0 | Routes of
administration Oral Molar mass 577.715 g/mol | |
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ATC code N04BC03 (WHO) (alpha/beta) Legal status In general: ℞ (Prescription only) Synonyms beta-Dihydroergocryptine | ||
How to pronounce epicriptine
Epicriptine or beta-dihydroergocryptine is a dopamine agonist of the ergoline class. It constitutes one third of the mixture known as dihydroergocryptine, the other two thirds consisting of alpha-dihydroergocryptine. The alpha differs from the beta form only in the position of a single methyl group, which is a consequence of the biosynthesis in which the proteinogenic amino acid isoleucine is replaced by leucine.
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