luzindole luzindole luzindole (n-0774), (n-acetyl-2-benzyltryptamine), is a drug used in scientific research to study the role of melatonin in the body. luzindole acts as a selective melatonin receptor antagonist, with approximately 11- to 25-fold greater affinity for the mt2 over the mt1 receptor. in animal studies, it has been observed to disrupt the circadian rhythm as well as produce antidepressant effects. luzindoleclinical dataatc codenonelegal statuslegal status in general: non-regulated identifiers iupac name n-acetamide cas number117946-91-5 ypubchem cid122162chemspider108959uniib31y10a9urchebichebi:131788 ycomptox dashboard (epa)dtxsid40151969 chemical and physical dataformulac19h20n2omolar mass292.382 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles o=c(nccc2c1ccccc1c2cc3ccccc3)c inchi inchi=1s/c19h20n2o/c1-14(22)20-12-11-17-16-9-5-6-10-18(16)21-19(17)13-15-7-3-2-4-8-15/h2-10,21h,11-13h2,1h3,(h,20,22)key:wvvxbpkoizgvns-uhfffaoysa-n