Answer to Question #150649 in Organic Chemistry for marria

Question

Describe the mechanism of action of cocaine and tricyclic antidepressants.

Answer 1

Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are a class of medications that are used primarily as antidepressants. TCAs were discovered in the early 1950s and were marketed later in the decade.^[1] They are named after their chemical structure, which contains three rings of atoms. Tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs), which contain four rings of atoms, are a closely related group of antidepressant compounds.