Chemicals and Drugs

Hycanthone

Potentially toxic, but effective antischistosomal agent, it is a metabolite of LUCANTHONE.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Potentially toxic, but effective antischistosomal agent, it is a metabolite of LUCANTHONE.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C20H24N2O2S
Molecular Weight
356.5 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
3105-97-3
IUPAC Name
1-[2-(diethylamino)ethylamino]-4-(hydroxymethyl)thioxanthen-9-one
InChIKey
MFZWMTSUNYWVBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCN(CC)CCNC1=C2C(=C(C=C1)CO)SC3=CC=CC=C3C2=O
MeSH Unique ID
D006826
Source
PubChem CID 3634

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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 THIOXANTHENES 1975-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Ethylenediamines (1974)
  • Thioxanthenes (1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.886w.952.450w
  2. D03w.633.300.953.704.450w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hycanthone. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006826. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006826
  2. Hycanthone. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hycanthone
  3. Hycanthone. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5953407
  4. Hycanthone. In: PubChem Compound. CID 3634. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/3634