Background:

Ketocaine is a butyrophenone derivative, which possesses local anesthetic activity.

Ketocaine modifies the oxygen consumption by tissues with prevailing anaerobic metabolism and to inhibit the mitotic activity of human lymphocytes in culture stimulated by phytohemagglutinin[1].

[1]. Galatulas I, et al. New alkylating agents: butyrophenone derivatives. Anticancer Res. 1986 Jul-Aug;6(4):853-5.