Vinconate is a synthetic vincamine analog used as a nootropic.
Vinconate, even when systemically administered, enhances the endogenous release of dopamine in the striatum, probably via the stimulation of presynaptic muscarinic receptors.Iino T, Katsura M, Kuriyama K. Effect of vinconate on the extracellular levels of dopamine and its metabolites in the rat striatum: microdialysis studies. Eur J Pharmacol. 1995 Nov 3;286(1):99-103. doi: 10.1016/0014-2999(95)00545-v. PMID: 8566157. Synthesis
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