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Trecadrine

Trecadrine () is a drug that was originally developed as an anti-ulcer agent but was found to act as a β<sub>3</sub>-adrenergic receptor agonist with potential anti-obesity and anti-diabetic properties. It is selective for the β<sub>3</sub>-adrenergic receptor, lacking activity at the β<sub>1</sub>- and β<sub>2</sub>-adrenergic receptors. The drug is orally active. Structurally, trecadrine is a substituted β-hydroxyamphetamine and derivative of β-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine (ephedrine, pseudoephedrine) with a tricyclic moiety attached at the amine.

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