Structured Summary
Abstract
An oral hypoglycemic agent that inhibits gluconeogenesis, increases glycolysis, and decreases glucose oxidation.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H15N5
- Molecular Weight
- 157.22 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 692-13-7
- IUPAC Name
- 2-butyl-1-(diaminomethylidene)guanidine
- InChIKey
- XSEUMFJMFFMCIU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCN=C(N)N=C(N)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002026
- Source
- PubChem CID 2468
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- 1-Butylbiguanide
- Butylbiguanide
- 1 Butylbiguanide
- Adebit
- Gliporal
- Silubin
- Silubin Retard
- Retard, Silubin
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(75); was see under BIGUANIDES 1975-90
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Biguanides (1968-1974)
- Butanes (1973-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Buformin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002026. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002026
- Buformin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buformin
- Buformin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715104
- Buformin. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2468. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2468