mebeverine
Also known as CSAG-144
Mebeverine is a drug used to alleviate some of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. It works by relaxing the muscles in and around the gut.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C25H35NO5
- Molecular weight
- 429.5 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-[ethyl-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]amino]butyl 3,4-dimethoxybenzoate
- SMILES
- CCN(CCCCOC(=O)C1=CC(=C(C=C1)OC)OC)C(C)CC2=CC=C(C=C2)OC
- InChIKey
- VYVKHNNGDFVQGA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.2
- Polar surface area
- 57.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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Mebeverine is a drug used to alleviate some of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. It works by relaxing the muscles in and around the gut.
==Medical use== Mebeverine is used to alleviate some of the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and related conditions; specifically stomach pain and cramps, persistent diarrhoea, and flatulence.
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4-Methoxyphenyl compoundsAminesBenzoate estersCatechol ethersChemical articles with multiple CAS registry numbersChemicals using indexlabelsDrugboxes which contain changes to watched fieldsDrugs with non-standard legal statusECHA InfoCard ID from WikidataM1 receptor antagonistsM2 receptor antagonistsM3 receptor antagonists