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morantel

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Morantel is an anthelmintic drug used for the removal of parasitic worms in livestock. It affects the nervous system of worms given the drug is an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. It is derived in part from 3-methylthiophene. Morantel is closely related to pyrantel.

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Within Vinony's link graph, morantel is referenced by 366 other articles, and connects out to medication, International Standard Book Number and livestock.

It is catalogued under topics including Anthelmintics, Chembox image size set and ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula
C12H16N2S
Molecular weight
220.34 g/mol
IUPAC name
1-methyl-2-[(E)-2-(3-methylthiophen-2-yl)ethenyl]-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrimidine
SMILES
CC1=C(SC=C1)/C=C/C2=NCCCN2C
InChIKey
NVEPPWDVLBMNMB-SNAWJCMRSA-N
XLogP
1.9
Polar surface area
43.8 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 2
Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
220.103
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canonical SMILES
CC1=C(SC=C1)C=CC2=NCCCN2C
chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₆N₂S
isomeric SMILES
CC1=C(SC=C1)/C=C/C2=NCCCN2C
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Morantel is an anthelmintic drug used for the removal of parasitic worms in livestock. It affects the nervous system of worms given the drug is an inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase. It is derived in part from 3-methylthiophene. Morantel is closely related to pyrantel.

==References==

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