Phenylethylidenehydrazine

Phenylethylidenehydrazine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
	(1E)-(2-Phenylethylidene)hydrazine
Clinical data
Legal status	Uncontrolled;
Pharmacokinetic data
Biological half-life	~12 hours
Identifiers
CAS Number	29443-41-2
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 10103216
ChemSpider	8278744
Chemical data
Formula	C8H10N2
Molecular mass	134.18 g/mol
	SMILES N/N=C/CC1=CC=CC=C1 ;

Phenylethylidenehydrazine (PEH), also known as 2-phenylethylhydrazone or β-phenylethylidenehydrazine, is an inhibitor of the enzyme GABA transaminase (GABA-T).^[1]^[2] It is a metabolite of the antidepressant phenelzine and is responsible for its elevation of GABA concentrations.^[1] PEH may contribute to phenelzine's anxiolytic effects.^{[citation needed]}

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