Chemicals and Drugs

Deferoxamine

Natural product isolated from Streptomyces pilosus. It forms iron complexes and is used as a chelating agent, particularly in the mesylate form.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Natural product isolated from Streptomyces pilosus. It forms iron complexes and is used as a chelating agent, particularly in the mesylate form.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C25H48N6O8
Molecular Weight
560.7 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
70-51-9
IUPAC Name
N-[5-[[4-[5-[acetyl(hydroxy)amino]pentylamino]-4-oxobutanoyl]-hydroxyamino]pentyl]-N'-(5-aminopentyl)-N'-hydroxybutanediamide
InChIKey
UBQYURCVBFRUQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)N(CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(CCCCCN)O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D003676
Source
PubChem CID 2973

MeSH Record

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Deferoxamine B
  • Deferoximine
  • Deferrioxamine B
  • Desferioximine
  • Desferrioxamine
  • Desferrioxamine B
  • Desferroxamine
  • Deferoxamine Mesilate
  • Deferoxamine Mesylate
  • Deferoxamine Methanesulfonate
  • Desferal
  • Desferrioxamine B Mesylate
  • Mesilate, Deferoxamine
  • Mesylate, Deferoxamine
  • Mesylate, Desferrioxamine B
  • Methanesulfonate, Deferoxamine

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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

65

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.092w.570.394w.265w
  2. D02w.241w.511w.372w.265w

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NLM Classification

QV 183

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Deferoxamine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003676. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003676
  2. Deferoxamine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferoxamine
  3. Deferoxamine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q419618
  4. Deferoxamine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 2973. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/2973