Structured Summary
Abstract
Antiprotozoal agent effective in trypanosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and some fungal infections; used in treatment of PNEUMOCYSTIS pneumonia in HIV-infected patients. It may cause diabetes mellitus, central nervous system damage, and other toxic effects.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C19H24N4O2
- Molecular Weight
- 340.4 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 100-33-4
- IUPAC Name
- 4-[5-(4-carbamimidoylphenoxy)pentoxy]benzenecarboximidamide
- InChIKey
- XDRYMKDFEDOLFX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=N)N)OCCCCCOC2=CC=C(C=C2)C(=N)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010419
- Source
- PubChem CID 4735
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- Pentamidin
- Diamidine
- Lomidine
- NebuPent
- Pentacarinat
- Pentam
- Pentamidine Isethionate
- Pentamidine Mesylate
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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
90(75); was see under AMIDINES 1975-89
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Amidines (1972-1974)
- Phenyl Ethers (1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pentamidine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010419. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010419
- Pentamidine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentamidine
- Pentamidine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416206
- Pentamidine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4735. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4735