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Dehydroemetine

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Dehydroemetine is a synthetically produced antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine in its anti-amoebic properties and structure (they differ only in a double bond next to the ethyl substituent), but it produces fewer side effects. In the United States, it is manufactured by Roche.

Chemical data

Formula
C29H38N2O4
Molecular weight
478.6 g/mol
IUPAC name
(11bS)-2-[[(1R)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl]methyl]-3-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-4,6,7,11b-tetrahydro-1H-benzo[a]quinolizine
SMILES
CCC1=C(C[C@H]2C3=CC(=C(C=C3CCN2C1)OC)OC)C[C@@H]4C5=CC(=C(C=C5CCN4)OC)OC
InChIKey
XXLZPUYGHQWHRN-RPBOFIJWSA-N
XLogP
3.7
Polar surface area
52.2 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 2
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
amebiasis

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Wikidata facts

Mass
478.283
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chemical formula
C₂₉H₃₈N₂O₄
canonical SMILES
CCC1=C(CC2C3=CC(=C(C=C3CCN2C1)OC)OC)CC4C5=CC(=C(C=C5CCN4)OC)OC
isomeric SMILES
CCC1=C(C[C@H]2NCCC3=CC(OC)=C(OC)C=C23)C[C@@H]4N(CCC5=C4C=C(OC)C(OC)=C5)C1
NCI Thesaurus ID
C418
defined daily dose
60
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Mechanism
  • Uses
  • Amoebic infections
  • In other diseases
  • References

Dehydroemetine is a synthetically produced antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine in its anti-amoebic properties and structure (they differ only in a double bond next to the ethyl substituent), but it produces fewer side effects. In the United States, it is manufactured by Roche.

==Mechanism== Its exact mechanism is not known, but in vitro it inhibits translocation.

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