ChEBI: Apinocaltamide is a secondary carboxamide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of {4-[1-(trifluoromethyl)cyclopropyl]phenyl}acetic acid with the amino group of 6-[(3-amino-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl]pyridine-3-carbonitrile. It is a selective, orally available T-type calcium channel blocker that is being studied as a potential new treatment in epilepsy. It has a role as an anticonvulsant and a T-type calcium channel blocker. It is a member of pyrazoles, a secondary carboxamide, a member of cyclopropanes, an organofluorine compound, a nitrile, a member of pyridines and a member of benzenes.
