Selectivity of bevantolol hydrochloride towards alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor subtypes in rat cerebral cortex

Selectivity of bevantolol hydrochloride (NC-1400) towards alpha- and beta-adrenoceptor subtypes of rat cerebral cortex was examined in binding experiments and compared with propranolol. Bevantolol biphasically displaced the 3H-dihydroalprenolol binding. The affinity of bevantolol to beta 1-adrenoceptor was equal to that of propranolol. Bevantolol displaced 3H-prazosin binding monophasically but not 3H-p-aminoclonidine binding. These results suggest that bevantolol is a beta 1-adrenoceptor antagonist with a relatively high affinity to alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes.