amorolfine
Sign in to saveAlso known as meso-2,6-dimethyl-4-{2-methyl-3-[4-(2-methylbutan-2-yl)phenyl]propyl}morpholine, meso-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-methyl-3-(p-tert-pentylphenyl)propyl)morpholine, (+-)-cis-2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-methyl-3-(p-tert-pentylphenyl)propyl)morpholine
Amorolfine (or amorolfin), is a morpholine antifungal drug that inhibits Δ14-sterol reductase and cholestenol Δ-isomerase, which depletes ergosterol and causes ignosterol to accumulate in the fungal cytoplasmic cell membranes. Sold under the brand name Loceryl among others, amorolfine is commonly available in the form of a nail lacquer, containing 5% amorolfine hydrochloride as the active ingredient. It is used to treat onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toe- and fingernails). Amorolfine 5% nail lacquer in once-weekly or twice-weekly applications was shown in two decades-old studies to be
Key facts
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- Amorolfine.svg
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- skin-invert-image
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- Above: molecular structure of amorolfine Below: 3D representation of an amorolfine molecule
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- Amorolfine 3D.png
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- Drug.tradename
- Loceryl, others
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- D01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- AE16
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_AU_comment
- /Schedule 2
- Drug.CAS_number
- 78613-35-1
- Drug.PubChem
- 54260
- Drug.ChemSpiderID
- 49010
- Drug.UNII
- AB0BHP2FH0
- Drug.KEGG
- D02923
- Drug.ChEBI
- 599440
- Drug.ChEMBL
- 489411
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- (±)-(2R,6S)-rel-2,6-Dimethyl-4-{2-methyl-3-[4-(2-methylbutan-2-yl)phenyl]propyl}morpholine
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Research
364 papers- Amorolfine vs. ciclopirox - lacquers for the treatment of onychomycosis.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2015
- Onychomycosis: a review.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2020
- Tinea pedis: an updated review.Drugs in context · 2023
- Amorolfine. A review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential in the treatment of onychomycosis and other superficial fungal infections.Drugs · 1995
- Onychomycosis.Clinics in dermatology · 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
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