BHFF

BHFF
Systematic (IUPAC) name
5,7-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-hydroxy-3(trifluoromethyl)-2(3H)-benzofuranone
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 123557-91-5 Y
ATC code  ?
PubChem CID 4332683
ChemSpider 3537035 Y
Chemical data
Formula C17H21F3O3 
Mol. mass 330.341 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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BHFF is a compound used in scientific research which acts as a positive allosteric modulator at the GABAB receptor. It has anxiolytic effects in animal studies, and good oral bioavailability.[1]

References

  1. ^ Malherbe, P; Masciadri, R; Norcross, RD; Knoflach, F; Kratzeisen, C; Zenner, MT; Kolb, Y; Marcuz, A et al. (2008). "Characterization of (R,S)-5,7-di-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-3-trifluoromethyl-3H-benzofuran-2-one as a positive allosteric modulator of GABAB receptors". British journal of pharmacology 154 (4): 797–811. doi:10.1038/bjp.2008.135. PMC 2439845. PMID 18536733. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2439845. 
Receptor
ligands

Agonists: Main site: Bamaluzole • Gaboxadol • Ibotenic acid • Isoguvacine • Isonipecotic acid • Muscimol (Amanita Muscaria) • Progabide • SL 75102 • Thiomuscimol • Tolgabide; Positive allosteric modulators: Barbiturates • Benzodiazepines • Carbamates • Chlormezanone • Clomethiazole • Ethanol (Alcohol) • Etomidate • Kavalactones (Kava) • Loreclezole • Metomidate • Neuroactive steroids • Nonbenzodiazepines (β-Carbolines, Cyclopyrrolones, Imidazopyridines, Pyrazolopyrimidines, etc.) • Phenols • Piperidinediones • Propanidid • Pyrazolopyridines • Quinazolinones • ROD-188 • Skullcap • Stiripentol • Valerenic acid (Valerian)
* See Template:GABAAergics for a full list of GABAA positive allosteric modulators.

Antagonists: Main site: Bicuculline • Gabazine • Pitrazepin • Quisqualamine; Negative allosteric modulators: α5IA • Bilobalide • Cicutoxin • Cyclothiazide • DMCM • Flumazenil • Flurothyl • Furosemide • L-655,708 • Oenanthotoxin • Penicillin • Pentylenetetrazol • Picrotoxin • PWZ-029 • Ro15-4513 • Sarmazenil • Suritozole • Thujone (Absinthe) • Thiocolchicoside • ZK-93426
Agonists: Main site: 1,4-Butanediol • Baclofen • GBL • GHB • GHV • GVL • Lesogaberan • Phenibut • Progabide • SKF-97,541 • Tolgabide; Positive allosteric modulators: BHF-177 • BHFF • BSPP • CGP-7930 • GS-39783
Antagonists: Main site: CGP-35348 • Phaclofen • Saclofen • SCH-50911
Agonists: Main site: CACA • CAMP • GABOB • N(4)-chloroacetylcytosine arabinoside • Progabide • Tolgabide
Antagonists: Main site: Bilobalide • TPMPA
Reuptake
inhibitors
GAT inhibitors
CI-966 • Deramciclane • EF-1502 • Gabaculine • Guvacine • Nipecotic acid • NNC 05-2090 • SKF-89976A • SNAP-5114 • Tiagabine
Enzyme
inhibitors
GAD inhibitors
GABA-T inhibitors
3-Hydrazinopropionic acid • Aminooxyacetic acid • Gabaculine • Isoniazid • Phenelzine • Phenylethylidenehydrazine • Sodium valproate • Valnoctamide • Valproate pivoxil • Valproate semisodium (Divalproex sodium) • Valproic acid • Valpromide • Vigabatrin
Others
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