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Preferred Name

Canrenone

Synonyms

CANRENONE

Canrenone

Definitions

An aldosterone antagonist with potassium-sparing diuretic activity. Canrenone specifically antagonizes aldosterone at the mineralocorticoid receptor in the kidneys, thereby increasing sodium excretion and inhibiting potassium excretion. Canrenone is the primary active metabolite of both spironolactone and canreonate potassium.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C83582

CAS_Registry

976-71-6

Chemical_Formula

C22H28O3

code

C83582

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173381

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173383

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

An aldosterone antagonist with potassium-sparing diuretic activity. Canrenone specifically antagonizes aldosterone at the mineralocorticoid receptor in the kidneys, thereby increasing sodium excretion and inhibiting potassium excretion. Canrenone is the primary active metabolite of both spironolactone and canreonate potassium.

FDA_UNII_Code

78O20X9J0U

FULL_SYN

CANRENONE

Canrenone

label

Canrenone

Preferred_Name

Canrenone

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C83582

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0006882

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C49186

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