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flurothyl

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Description

Flurothyl: A convulsant primarily used in experimental animals. It was formerly used to induce convulsions as a alternative to electroshock therapy. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID9528
CHEMBL ID477874
CHEBI ID134824
SCHEMBL ID120937
MeSH IDM0008648

Synonyms (81)

Synonym
2,2,2-trifluoroethyl ether
flurothyl
flurotilo [inn-spanish]
flurotylum [inn-latin]
hexafluorodiethyl ether
brn 1811927
bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ether
skf 6539
bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)ether
ethane, 1,1'-oxybis(2,2,2-trifluoro-
2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-1,1,1-trifluoroethane
bis(trifluoroethyl)ether
flurotyl
ether, bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)
indoklon
D04236
flurotyl (inn)
indoklon (tn)
333-36-8
flurothyl (usan)
NCGC00165991-01
bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ether, 99%
fluorothyl
CHEBI:134824
HMS2091M21
B1293 ,
1,1,1-trifluoro-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)ethane
inchi=1/c4h4f6o/c5-3(6,7)1-11-2-4(8,9)10/h1-2h2
kgppdnuwznwpsi-uhfffaoysa-
bis(trifluoroethyl) ether
nsc-760127
sk&f 6539
CHEMBL477874
nsc 760127
flurotilo
4-01-00-01371 (beilstein handbook reference)
flurotylum
9z467fg2yk ,
flurothyl [usan:usp]
unii-9z467fg2yk
flurotyl [inn]
dtxsid5046516 ,
dtxcid3026516
cas-333-36-8
tox21_112281
1,1,1-tris(fluoranyl)-2-[2,2,2-tris(fluoranyl)ethoxy]ethane
A821733
nsc760127
pharmakon1600-01505430
FT-0626492
AKOS015913171
ethane,1,1'-oxybis[2,2,2-trifluoro-
CCG-213435
trifluoroethyl ether
SCHEMBL120937
flurothyl [mi]
sk&f-6539
flurotyl [who-dd]
flurotyl [mart.]
flurothyl [usan]
CS-4711
1,1,1-trifluoro-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)ethane #
idoklon
di(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ether
indiklon
(cf3ch2)2o
hfe 356mff2
ethane, 1,1'-oxybis[2,2,2-trifluoro-
HY-B1112
AB01563077_01
DB08969
sr-05000001806
SR-05000001806-1
J-019152
SBI-0206927.P001
Q5462894
di(2,2,2-trifluroethyl)ether
bis(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) ether;flurothyl
D88780
BS-43782
hfe-356mff2

Research Excerpts

Effects

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Flurothyl has anesthetizing properties in these animals with an ED50 of 8.1%."( Effect of anesthetics and a convulsant on normal and mutant Caenorhabditis elegans.
Cascorbi, HF; Morgan, PG, 1985
)
0.99

Treatment

Flurothyl-treated rats showed a greater locomotor activity response than rats that had not been convulsed. This enhanced response appears to be due to increased postsynaptic dopamine receptor sensitivity.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"In flurothyl-treated rats, there were significant reductions in SNPR neuropathologic grade (P = 0.025) and lesional area (P = 0.025) with midazolam."( Effect of anesthetics on neuropathologic sequelae of status epilepticus in rats.
Garman, RH; Graybeal, JM; Hawkins, RA; Housman, C; Kofke, WA; Towfighi, J, 1993
)
0.8
"The flurothyl-treated rats showed a greater locomotor activity response than rats that had not been convulsed.2 This enhanced response appears to be due to increased postsynaptic dopamine receptor sensitivity since flurothyl-treated rats also showed enhanced locomotor responses to methamphetamine (2 mg/kg) and apomorphine (2 mg/kg).3 Enhanced 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced activity responses following administration of tranylcypromine (20 mg/kg) and L-tryptophan (50 mg/kg) were also seen 24 h after the last of 10 daily flurothyl-induced convulsions.4 The increased 5-hydroxytryptamine response also appears to be due to increased postsynaptic sensitivity since the flurothyl-treated rats showed increased hyperactivity following administration of tranylcypromine (20 mg/kg) and the suggested 5-hydroxytryptamine agonist, 5-methoxy N,N-dimethyltryptamine (2 mg/kg).5 No change in the brain concentration of 5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, tryptophan, dopamine or noradrenaline was observed 24 h after the last of 10 daily flurothyl-induced convulsions, compared to untreated rats."( Repeated exposure of rats to the convulsant agent flurothyl enhances 5-hydroxytryptamine- and dopamine-mediated behavioural responses.
Green, AR, 1978
)
0.99
"Mild flurothyl treatment (0.2% v/v for 8 min) produced retrograde enhancement when administered as long as 16 min after similar training with a moderately aversive stimulus."( Retrograde enhancement of memory by mild flurothyl treatment in the chick.
Cherkin, A; Garman, MW; Meinecke, RO, 1975
)
0.98

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" A simple mathematical model is proposed which permits one to determine the drug absorption rate from the amount which has been administered and from the measured latency to onset of seizure."( An indirect method for absorption rate estimation: flurothyl-induced seizures.
Lánský, P; Velísek, L; Velísková, J, 1997
)
0.55
"The ATP-binding cassette transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is known to limit both brain penetration and oral bioavailability of many chemotherapy drugs."( A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
Ambudkar, SV; Brimacombe, KR; Chen, L; Gottesman, MM; Guha, R; Hall, MD; Klumpp-Thomas, C; Lee, OW; Lee, TD; Lusvarghi, S; Robey, RW; Shen, M; Tebase, BG, 2019
)
0.51

Dosage Studied

20 opioids have been subdivided into four classes. Intermediate doses are anticonvulsant, but high doses have proconvulsant effects. Concentration-effect curves for diazepam and flurothyl were not altered by this modest regimen of repeated dosing.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Twenty opioids have been subdivided into four classes by using flurothyl-induced seizures in rats to measure dose-response relationships, stereospecificity, naloxone sensitivity, and tolerance-cross-tolerance."( Classification of opioids on the basis of change in seizure threshold in rats.
Adler, MW; Cowan, A; Geller, EB, 1979
)
0.5
" In the flurothyl seizure model, SNR microinjection of the selective GABAA receptor agonist muscimol results in a biphasic dose-response curve in adults: Intermediate doses are anticonvulsant, but high doses have proconvulsant effects."( Age-related differences in the effects of GABAA agonists microinjected into rat substantia nigra: pro- and anticonvulsant actions.
Garant, DS; Moshé, SL; Sperber, EF; Xu, SG, 1995
)
0.73
" Concentration-effect curves for diazepam and flurothyl were not altered by this modest regimen of repeated dosing with diazepam."( Evaluation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and flurothyl locomotor effects following diazepam treatment in mice.
Balster, RL; Bühler, KG; Fagaldé, RE; LaVecchia, KL; Wiley, JL,
)
0.66
" Electrode placements were varied, energy dosing was altered, and electricity was replaced by magnetic currents."( The seizure, not electricity, is essential in convulsive therapy: the flurothyl experience.
Fink, M, 2014
)
0.64
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
etherAn organooxygen compound with formula ROR, where R is not hydrogen.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Bioassays (5)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID504749qHTS profiling for inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum proliferation2011Science (New York, N.Y.), Aug-05, Volume: 333, Issue:6043
Chemical genomic profiling for antimalarial therapies, response signatures, and molecular targets.
AID1346986P-glycoprotein substrates identified in KB-3-1 adenocarcinoma cell line, qHTS therapeutic library screen2019Molecular pharmacology, 11, Volume: 96, Issue:5
A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
AID1296008Cytotoxic Profiling of Annotated Libraries Using Quantitative High-Throughput Screening2020SLAS discovery : advancing life sciences R & D, 01, Volume: 25, Issue:1
Cytotoxic Profiling of Annotated and Diverse Chemical Libraries Using Quantitative High-Throughput Screening.
AID1346987P-glycoprotein substrates identified in KB-8-5-11 adenocarcinoma cell line, qHTS therapeutic library screen2019Molecular pharmacology, 11, Volume: 96, Issue:5
A High-Throughput Screen of a Library of Therapeutics Identifies Cytotoxic Substrates of P-glycoprotein.
AID416913Convulsant activity in Sprague-Dawley rat assessed as partial pressure in atmosphere at which convulsion takes place2009European journal of medicinal chemistry, Feb, Volume: 44, Issue:2
Prediction of convulsant activity of gases and vapors.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (304)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990116 (38.16)18.7374
1990's55 (18.09)18.2507
2000's72 (23.68)29.6817
2010's47 (15.46)24.3611
2020's14 (4.61)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 26.33

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be moderate demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index26.33 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.77 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.42 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index27.81 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index1.75 (0.95)

This Compound (26.33)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials1 (0.31%)5.53%
Reviews7 (2.20%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other310 (97.48%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]