Preferred Name

Difenoxin Hydrochloride

Synonyms
Definitions

A phenylpiperidine with antidiarrheal activity and active metabolite of diphenoxylate. Difenoxin is chemically related to the narcotic opioid meperidine. Difenoxin hydrochloride acts primarily on the gastrointestinal wall by binding to opioid receptors on acetylcholine-containing nerves and inhibits the release of acetylcholine from presynaptic nerve terminals. This leads to a reduction in intestinal motility. Difenoxin hydrochloride also mimics the action of endogenous opioid peptides at the CNS opioid receptors, (primarily mu-receptors), thereby inducing CNS effects.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C47487

CAS_Registry

35607-36-4

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:59790

Chemical_Formula

C28H28N2O2.HCl

code

C47487

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

A phenylpiperidine with antidiarrheal activity and active metabolite of diphenoxylate. Difenoxin is chemically related to the narcotic opioid meperidine. Difenoxin hydrochloride acts primarily on the gastrointestinal wall by binding to opioid receptors on acetylcholine-containing nerves and inhibits the release of acetylcholine from presynaptic nerve terminals. This leads to a reduction in intestinal motility. Difenoxin hydrochloride also mimics the action of endogenous opioid peptides at the CNS opioid receptors, (primarily mu-receptors), thereby inducing CNS effects.

FDA_UNII_Code

VQZ63K01IW

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C65381

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

label

Difenoxin Hydrochloride

Legacy Concept Name

Difenoxin_Hydrochloride

Preferred_Name

Difenoxin Hydrochloride

prefixIRI

NCIT:C47487

prefLabel

Difenoxin Hydrochloride

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0770333

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C266

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