chloroxine
Sign in to saveAlso known as 5,7-Dichlorooxine, 5,7-Dichlor-8-hydroxychinolin, 5,7-Dichloro-8-hydroxyquinoline, 5,7-Dichloro-8-quinolinol, Chlorquinol, CHQ, 5,7-Dichloroxine, 5,7-Dichloro-8-oxyquinoline
Chloroxine (trade name Capitrol; Kloroxin, Dichlorchinolinol, chlorquinol, halquinol(s)); Latin cloroxinum, dichlorchinolinolum) is an antibacterial drug. Oral formulations (under trade name such as Endiaron) are used in infectious diarrhea, disorders of the intestinal microflora (e.g. after antibiotic treatment), giardiasis, inflammatory bowel disease. It is also useful for dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis., as used in shampoos (Capitrol) and dermal creams like (Valpeda, Triaderm).
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- Mass
- 212.974819
- Has use
- medication
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- medical condition treated
- seborrhoeic dermatitis
- chemical formula
- C₉H₅Cl₂NO
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC2=C(C(=C(C=C2Cl)Cl)O)N=C1
- subject has role
- antifungal
- melting point
- 181
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Chloroxine (trade name Capitrol; Kloroxin, Dichlorchinolinol, chlorquinol, halquinol(s)); Latin cloroxinum, dichlorchinolinolum) is an antibacterial drug. Oral formulations (under trade name such as Endiaron) are used in infectious diarrhea, disorders of the intestinal microflora (e.g. after antibiotic treatment), giardiasis, inflammatory bowel disease. It is also useful for dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis., as used in shampoos (Capitrol) and dermal creams like (Valpeda, Triaderm).
==Mechanism of action== Chloroxine has bacteriostatic, fungistatic, and antiprotozoal properties. It is effective against Streptococci, Staphylococci, Candida, Candida albicans, Shigella, and Trichomonads.
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