A melatonergic agent (or drug) is a chemical which functions to directly modulate the melatonin system in the body or brain. Examples include melatonin receptor agonists and melatonin receptor antagonists.
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| MT1Tooltip Melatonin receptor 1 | |
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| MT2Tooltip Melatonin receptor 2 | |
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| Unsorted |
- Agonists: 2-Phenylmelatonin
- 5-Methoxyluzindole
- 6-Chloromelatonin
- 6-Fluoromelatonin
- 6-Methoxymelatonin
- 6,7-Dichloro-2-methylmelatonin
- 8-M-PDOT
- AMMTC
- GR-135,531 (of MT3Tooltip melatonin receptor 1C)
- N-Acetyltryptamine
- N-Butanoylmelatonin
- N-Propionylmelatonin
- S-24268
- S-25150
- Antagonists: 4-P-ADOT
- 4-P-PDOT
- DH-97
- N-Acetyltryptamine (of MT3)
- Prazosin (of MT3)
- S-20928
- S-22153
- S-24601
- S-25567
- S-26131
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- See also: Receptor/signaling modulators
- Adrenergics
- Dopaminergics
- Serotonergics
- Monoamine metabolism modulators
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| Types |
- ♦ Miscellaneous: Precursor
- Cofactor
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| Classes | | Enzyme | see Enzyme inhibition |
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| Ion channel | See Ion channel modulators |
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Receptor & transporter | |
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| Miscellaneous |
- Cofactor (see Enzyme cofactors)
- Precursor (see Amino acids)
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