1-m-chlorophenylpiperazine (MCPP)

Introduction

Active metabolite of trazodone. After therapeutic doses of trazodone, only active metabolites are detected by thin-layer chromatography (TLC).

Laboratory

• m-chlorophenylpiperazine in hair
• m-chlorophenylpiperazine in body fluid
  • m-chlorophenylpiperazine in blood
  • m-chlorophenylpiperazine in serum/plasma
  • m-chlorophenylpiperazine in urine

More general terms

• piperazine
• pyridine
• pharmacologic metabolite

Additional terms

• trazodone (Desyrel, Pragmazone, Oleptro)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1355