Preferred Name |
modafinil |
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Synonyms |
CRL-40476 modafinil CRL 40476 modafinilum CEP-1538 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide modafinilo (+-)-modafinil Provigil rac-2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide |
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Definitions |
A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of armodafinil and (S)-modafinil. A central nervous system stimulant, it is used for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, and shift-work sleep disorder. The optical enantiomers of modafinil have similar pharmacological actions in animals. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_31859 |
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database_cross_reference |
KEGG:D01832 PMID:17712350 Reaxys:1978970 PMID:23017017 PMID:24287166 PMID:23261131 CAS:68693-11-8 DrugBank:DB00745 PMID:22537794 PMID:24109471 Patent:US4177290 Wikipedia:Modafinil HMDB:HMDB0014883 PMID:24120858 Patent:DE2809625 PMID:24530829 |
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definition |
A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of armodafinil and (S)-modafinil. A central nervous system stimulant, it is used for the treatment of sleeping disorders such as narcolepsy, obstructive sleep apnoea, and shift-work sleep disorder. The optical enantiomers of modafinil have similar pharmacological actions in animals. |
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has_exact_synonym |
rac-2-[(diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]acetamide |
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has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
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has_related_synonym |
CRL-40476 modafinil CRL 40476 modafinilum CEP-1538 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl)acetamide modafinilo (+-)-modafinil Provigil |
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id |
CHEBI:31859 |
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label |
modafinil |
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notation |
CHEBI:31859 |
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prefLabel |
modafinil |
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