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Preferred Name

Pirbuterol

Synonyms

PIRBUTEROL

Pirbuterol

Definitions

A short-acting, beta-adrenergic receptor agonist with bronchodilator activity. Pirbuterol selectively binds to beta-2 adrenergic receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, thereby activating intracellular adenyl cyclase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Increased cAMP levels cause relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle, relieve bronchospasms, improve mucociliary clearance and inhibit the release of mediators of immediate hypersensitivity from cells, especially from mast cells.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61893

CAS_Registry

38677-81-5

Chemical_Formula

C12H20N2O3

code

C61893

Concept_In_Subset

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

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A short-acting, beta-adrenergic receptor agonist with bronchodilator activity. Pirbuterol selectively binds to beta-2 adrenergic receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, thereby activating intracellular adenyl cyclase, an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to cyclic-3',5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). Increased cAMP levels cause relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle, relieve bronchospasms, improve mucociliary clearance and inhibit the release of mediators of immediate hypersensitivity from cells, especially from mast cells.

FDA_UNII_Code

OG645J8RVW

FULL_SYN

PIRBUTEROL

Pirbuterol

Has_Salt_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47675

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C76545

label

Pirbuterol

Legacy Concept Name

Pirbuterol

Preferred_Name

Pirbuterol

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C61893

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0071129

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C48149

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C319

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