What is "thienobenzodiazepine"

n. (context chemistry English) A heterocyclic compound containing a diazepine ring fused to a thiophene ring and a benzene ring.

Thienobenzodiazepine is a heterocyclic compound containing a diazepine ring fused to a thiophene ring and a benzene ring. Thienobenzodiazepine forms the central core of pharmaceutical drugs including atypical antipsychotic olanzapine (Zyprexa) and antimuscarinic telenzepine. Thienobenzodiazepines act relatively selectively at the α subunit of the GABA receptor.

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