Preferred Name

Quinidine Sulfate

Synonyms
Definitions

The sulfate salt form of quinidine, an alkaloid with antimalarial and antiarrhythmic (Class la) properties. Quinidine sulfate exerts its anti-malarial activity by acting primarily as an intra-erythrocytic schizonticide through association with the hemepolymer (hemozoin) in the acidic food vacuole of the parasite thereby preventing further polymerization by heme polymerase enzyme. This results in accumulation of toxic heme and death of the parasite. Quinidine sulfate exerts its antiarrhythmic effects by depressing the flow of sodium ions into cells during phase 0 of the cardiac action potential, thereby slowing the impulse conduction through the atrioventricular (AV) node, reducing the rate of phase 0 depolarization and prolonging the refractory period. Quinidine sulfate also reduces the slope of phase 4 depolarization in Purkinje-fibres resulting in slowed conduction and reduced automaticity in the heart.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C48014

CAS_Registry

6591-63-5

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:28482

Chemical_Formula

2C20H24N2O2.2H2O.H2SO4

code

C48014

Contributing_Source

FDA

definition

The sulfate salt form of quinidine, an alkaloid with antimalarial and antiarrhythmic (Class la) properties. Quinidine sulfate exerts its anti-malarial activity by acting primarily as an intra-erythrocytic schizonticide through association with the hemepolymer (hemozoin) in the acidic food vacuole of the parasite thereby preventing further polymerization by heme polymerase enzyme. This results in accumulation of toxic heme and death of the parasite. Quinidine sulfate exerts its antiarrhythmic effects by depressing the flow of sodium ions into cells during phase 0 of the cardiac action potential, thereby slowing the impulse conduction through the atrioventricular (AV) node, reducing the rate of phase 0 depolarization and prolonging the refractory period. Quinidine sulfate also reduces the slope of phase 4 depolarization in Purkinje-fibres resulting in slowed conduction and reduced automaticity in the heart.

FDA_UNII_Code

J13S2394HE

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C793

in_subset

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

label

Quinidine Sulfate

Legacy Concept Name

Quinidine_Sulfate

NSC Number

10004

Preferred_Name

Quinidine Sulfate

prefixIRI

NCIT:C48014

prefLabel

Quinidine Sulfate

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0034415

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C93038

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C271

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