6-O-desmethyl Donepezil is an active metabolite of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil . It is formed through dealkylation by the cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoform CYP2D6. It inhibits human ether a go-go (hERG) channels (IC50 = 1.5 μM in HEK293 cells expressing hERG).
Donepezil N-oxide is an active metabolite of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil . Donepezil N-oxide inhibits cholinesterase (ChE) activity in human erythrocytes in a concentration-dependent manner, exhibiting 45.5% inhibition when used at a concentration of 20 μM.
Dihydro Donepezil, also known as Dihydro E2020, is a metabolite derived from Donepezil. Donepezil is a highly specific and potent inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) with IC50 values of 8.12 nM and 11.6 nM for butyrylcholinesterase (bAChE) and human acetylcholinesterase (hAChE), respectively [1].
Deoxy donepezil is a potential impurity found in bulk preparations of the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor donepezil .1It is produced as a by-product during donepezil synthesis.2 1.Krishna Reddy, K.V.S.R., Moses Babu, J., Anil Kumar, P., et al.Identification and characterization of potential impurities of donepezilJ. Pharm. Biomed. Anal.35(5)1047-1058(2004) 2.Krizmanic, I., Lerman, L., Samardzic, Z., et al.Impurities of donepezil(2009)