Phencyclidine
Generic Name: Phencyclidine
DrugBank Accession Number: DB03575
Background
A hallucinogen formerly used as a veterinary anesthetic, and briefly as a general anesthetic for humans. Phencyclidine is similar to ketamine in structure and in many of its effects. Like ketamine, it can produce a dissociative state. It exerts its pharmacological action through inhibition of NMDA receptors (receptors, N-methyl-D-aspartate). As a drug of abuse, it is known as PCP and Angel Dust.
Weight Average: 243.3871
Monoisotopic: 243.198699805
Chemical Formula: C17H25N