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Burimamide is an antagonist at the H2 and H3 histamine receptors. At physiological pH, it is largely inactive as an H2 antagonist, but its H3 affinity is 100x higher. It is a thiourea derivative.

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212.11
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H2 antagonists
chemical formula
C₉H₁₆N₄S
canonical SMILES
CNC(=S)NCCCCC1=CN=CN1
isomeric SMILES
C/N=C(\S)/NCCCCC1=CNC=N1
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Burimamide
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Burimamide is an antagonist at the H2 and H3 histamine receptors. At physiological pH, it is largely inactive as an H2 antagonist, but its H3 affinity is 100x higher. It is a thiourea derivative.

Burimamide was first developed by scientists at Smith, Kline & French (SK&F; now GlaxoSmithKline) in their intent to develop a histamine antagonist for the treatment of peptic ulcers. The discovery of burimamide ultimately led to the development of cimetidine (Tagamet).

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