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Preferred Name

Amodiaquine Hydrochloride

Synonyms

Amodiaquine Hydrochloride

AMODIAQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Definitions

The hydrochloride salt of amodiaquine, an orally active 4-aminoquinoline derivative with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties. Similar in structure and activity to chloroquine, amodiaquine is effective against some chloroquine-resistant strains, particularly Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly malaria parasite. Although the mechanism of plasmodicidal action has not been fully elucidated, like other quinoline derivatives, amodiaquine likely is able to inhibit heme polymerase activity in the body. This results in accumulation of free heme, which is toxic to the parasites.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65232

CAS_Registry

6398-98-7

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50652

Chemical_Formula

C20H22ClN3O.2ClH.2H2O

code

C65232

Concept_In_Subset

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

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The hydrochloride salt of amodiaquine, an orally active 4-aminoquinoline derivative with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties. Similar in structure and activity to chloroquine, amodiaquine is effective against some chloroquine-resistant strains, particularly Plasmodium falciparum, the most deadly malaria parasite. Although the mechanism of plasmodicidal action has not been fully elucidated, like other quinoline derivatives, amodiaquine likely is able to inhibit heme polymerase activity in the body. This results in accumulation of free heme, which is toxic to the parasites.

FDA_UNII_Code

K6PW2S574L

FULL_SYN

Amodiaquine Hydrochloride

AMODIAQUINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65231

label

Amodiaquine Hydrochloride

Legacy Concept Name

Amodiaquine_Hydrochloride

Preferred_Name

Amodiaquine Hydrochloride

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C65232

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0982016

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C271

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