methaqualone

methaqualone Structure
methaqualone structure
Common Name methaqualone
CAS Number 72-44-6 Molecular Weight 250.29500
Density 1.16g/cm3 Boiling Point 406.9ºC at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C16H14N2O Melting Point 120ºC
MSDS N/A Flash Point 9℃
Symbol GHS02 GHS06 GHS08
GHS02, GHS06, GHS08
Signal Word Danger

Blockbusters and controlled substances: Miltown, Quaalude, and consumer demand for drugs in postwar America.

Stud. Hist. Philos. Biol. Biomed. Sci. 42(4) , 415-26, (2011)

In 1955 Carter Products launched its new tranquilizer Miltown with a huge marketing blitz; Miltown soon became one of America's earliest "blockbuster" celebrity drugs. In 1981, federal agents shut down a network of "stress clinics" and arrested the owners, me...

Methaqualone derivatives are potent noncompetitive AMPA receptor antagonists.

Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 10(11) , 1203-5, (2000)

Quinazolin-4-one derivatives of methaqualone substituted at C-2 define a new class of noncompetitive antagonists at AMPA receptors.

Cannabis and other drug use among trauma patients in three South African cities, 1999-2001.

S. Afr. Med. J. 95(6) , 429-32, (2005)

To assess the extent of cannabis and other drug use among patients presenting with recent injuries at trauma units in Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Durban from 1999 to 2001.Cross-sectional surveys were conducted during a 4-week period at each of the above sit...

Inhibition of translocation of nascent apolipoprotein B across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane is associated with selective inhibition of the synthesis of apolipoprotein B.

J. Biol. Chem. 275(35) , 27399-405, (2000)

In HepG2 cells, inhibition of apolipoprotein B100 (apoB) translocation across the endoplasmic reticulum by an microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) inhibitor (CP-10447) in the presence of N-acetyl-leucinyl-norleucinal, a proteasomal inhibitor, result...

A survey of reported synthesis of methaqualone and some positional and structural isomers.

Forensic Sci. Int. 122(2-3) , 142-9, (2001)

Methaqualone (2-methyl-3-o-tolyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone) is the illicit synthetic drug of choice amongst South African drug users. Historically police and forensic investigation has proven that all methaqualone seized by the South African Police Service originat...

Toxicological screening for drugs of abuse in samples adulterated with household chemicals.

S. Afr. Med. J. 92(7) , 547-9, (2002)

Urine samples that tested positive for two drugs of abuse, namely cannabis and methaqualone, were reassayed in the presence or absence of common household chemicals: Jik (sodium hypochlorite), Dettol (chloroxylenol), G-cide Plus (glutaraldehyde), Perle Hand S...

Solid-phase extraction and HPLC analysis of kebuzone and its metabolites in blood.

Pharmazie 51(9) , 651-3, (1996)

A HPLC method for quantification of kebuzone and its metabolites in whole blood was developed. The compounds and the internal standard were isolated from blood by solid-phase extraction on a C-18 cartridge. A blood sample was to be hemolyzed before extraction...

A case of lethal intoxication after ingestion of toquilone compositum.

Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 17(3) , 231-2, (1996)

A case of acute intoxication of both methaqualone and diphenhydramine is reported. The analysis of these compounds was performed by liquid-liquid extraction (Toxi-Lab DPC procedure) followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry determination; both substanc...

Phenytoin intoxication induced by Mandrax (methaqualone).

Epilepsy Res. 98(2-3) , 281-2, (2012)

Antimalarials: shortages and searches.

Mol. Interv. 5(5) , 268-72, (2005)