Halopemide acts as a small molecule inhibitor for phospholipase D (PLD), an important phosphlipid metabolism regulator which may be useful in the therapeutic treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and other brain disorders.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Halopemide is a dopamine receptor antagonist and a phospholipase D2 inhibitor. Halopemide may be used as a screen to identify inhibitors of human PLD2 using an in vitro biochemical assay. It is also inhibitory at benzodiazepine binding sites.