Thiethylperazine activates the transport protein ABCC1 that clears beta-amyloid from brains of mice.

Torecan's half-life is 12 h. In toxic doses above the terapeutic window, it increases the rate of cleft palate occurrence.

[5] Signs of acute thiethylperazine overdose include: extrapyramidal symptoms, confusion, convulsions, respiratory depression and hypotension.

The carboxyl in the anthranilic acid residue, having performed its activating function, is then thermolytically removed to form [68083-49-8] (4).

Upon treatment with sulfur and iodine, we get predominantly the phenothiazine [46815-10-5] (5); The rxn may well be aided by the presence of the electron donating thioether at the para-position.