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Preferred Name

Chloroquine Sulfate
Synonyms

7-Chloro-4-((4-(diethylamino)-1-methylbutyl)amino)quinoline Sulfate (1:1)

Chloroquine Sulfate

CHLOROQUINE SULFATE

Cisplaquin

Lariago

Melubrin

Nivaquine

Definitions

The sulfate salt of chloroquine, a quinoline compound with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties. Chloroquine is the most widely used drug against malaria, except for those cases caused by chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum. Although the mechanism of action is not fully understood, chloroquine is shown to inhibit the parasitic enzyme heme polymerase that converts the toxic heme into non-toxic hemazoin, thereby resulting in the accumulation of toxic heme within the parasite. Chloroquine may also interfere with the biosynthesis of nucleic acids.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78058

CAS_Registry

132-73-0

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:50178

Chemical_Formula

C18H26ClN3.H2SO4

code

C78058

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173381

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173383

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

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The sulfate salt of chloroquine, a quinoline compound with antimalarial and anti-inflammatory properties. Chloroquine is the most widely used drug against malaria, except for those cases caused by chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum. Although the mechanism of action is not fully understood, chloroquine is shown to inhibit the parasitic enzyme heme polymerase that converts the toxic heme into non-toxic hemazoin, thereby resulting in the accumulation of toxic heme within the parasite. Chloroquine may also interfere with the biosynthesis of nucleic acids.

FDA_UNII_Code

OE48649K6N

FULL_SYN

7-Chloro-4-((4-(diethylamino)-1-methylbutyl)amino)quinoline Sulfate (1:1)

Chloroquine Sulfate

CHLOROQUINE SULFATE

Cisplaquin

Lariago

Melubrin

Nivaquine

Has_Free_Acid_Or_Base_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61671

label

Chloroquine Sulfate

Legacy Concept Name

Chloroquine_Sulfate

NSC Number

292296

Preferred_Name

Chloroquine Sulfate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C78058

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0700447

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C471

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

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