Chemicals and Drugs

Oxyquinoline

An antiseptic with mild fungistatic, bacteriostatic, anthelmintic, and amebicidal action. It is also used as a reagent and metal chelator, as a carrier for radio-indium for diagnostic purposes, and its halogenated derivatives are used in addition as topical anti-infective agents and oral antiamebics.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An antiseptic with mild fungistatic, bacteriostatic, anthelmintic, and amebicidal action. It is also used as a reagent and metal chelator, as a carrier for radio-indium for diagnostic purposes, and its halogenated derivatives are used in addition as topical anti-infective agents and oral antiamebics.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C9H7NO
Molecular Weight
145.16 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
148-24-3
IUPAC Name
quinolin-8-ol
InChIKey
MCJGNVYPOGVAJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC2=C(C(=C1)O)N=CC=C2
MeSH Unique ID
D015125
Source
PubChem CID 1923

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • 8-Hydroxyquinoline
  • 8-Oxyquinoline
  • 8-Quinolinol
  • Oxine
  • Oxyquinol
  • 8 Hydroxyquinoline
  • 8 Oxyquinoline
  • 8 Quinolinol
  • 8-Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate
  • Bioquin
  • Chinosol
  • Khinozol
  • Leioderm
  • Oxyquinoline Potassium Sulfate (2:1)
  • Oxyquinoline Sulfate
  • Quinosol
  • Superol
  • 8 Hydroxyquinoline Sulfate
  • Sulfate, 8-Hydroxyquinoline
  • Sulfate, Oxyquinoline

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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

92; was 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91 (see under HYDROXYQUINOLINES 1975-90); OXYQUINOLINE was see 8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE 1975-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Quinolines (1971-1974)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D03w.633.100.810.350.625w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oxyquinoline. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015125. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015125
  2. Oxyquinoline. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-Hydroxyquinoline
  3. Oxyquinoline. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q270162
  4. Oxyquinoline. In: PubChem Compound. CID 1923. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1923