lucanthone

Term ID

CHEBI:51052

Synonyms

• 1-((2-(diethylamino)ethyl)amino)-4-methylthioxanthen-9-one
• 1-diethylaminoethylethylamino-4-methyl-thioxanthenone
• 1-{[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]amino}-4-methyl-9H-thioxanthen-9-one
• 1-{[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]amino}-4-methylthioxanthen-9-one
• lucanthone
• lucanthonum
• lucantona

Definition

A thioxanthen-9-one compound having a methyl substituent at the 1-position and a 2-[(diethylamino)ethyl]amino substituent at the 4-position. Formerly used for the treatment of schistosomiasis. It is a prodrug, being metabolised to hycanthone.

References

• cas:479-50-5
• drugbank:DB04967
• drugcentral:1616
• hmdb:HMDB0015607
• kegg.compound:C11715
• pubmed:21148553
• pubmed:21935361
• pubmed:4368942
• pubmed:6887199
• pubmed:9169823
• reaxys:312369
• wikipedia.en:Lucanthone

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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