loading...| Preferred Name |
Methenamine |
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| Synonyms |
Hexamethylenetetramine METHENAMINE Methenamine Urasal |
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| Definitions |
A heterocyclic organic compound with antibiotic activity. In the body methenamine is converted to formaldehyde, a nonspecific bactericidal agent. Methenamine is typically used long-term to treat chronic urinary tract infections and to prevent the recurrence of infections. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61841 |
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| CAS_Registry |
100-97-0 |
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| CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:6824 |
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| Chemical_Formula |
C6H12N4 |
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| code |
C61841 |
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| Concept_In_Subset | ||
| Contributing_Source |
FDA |
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| DEFINITION |
A heterocyclic organic compound with antibiotic activity. In the body methenamine is converted to formaldehyde, a nonspecific bactericidal agent. Methenamine is typically used long-term to treat chronic urinary tract infections and to prevent the recurrence of infections. |
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| FDA_UNII_Code |
J50OIX95QV |
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| FULL_SYN |
Hexamethylenetetramine METHENAMINE Methenamine Urasal |
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| Has_Salt_Form | ||
| label |
Methenamine |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Methenamine |
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| Preferred_Name |
Methenamine |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C61841 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Pharmacologic Substance |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0025638 |
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| subClassOf |