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nicorandil
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ikorel®, SG-75, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide nitrate, 2-nicotinamidoethyl nitrate, SG 75, 2-Nicotinamidoethyl nitrate, Nicorandilum, N-(2-Hydroxyethyl)nicotinamide nitrate
Nicorandil is a vasodilator drug used to treat angina, which is chest pain that results from episodes of transient myocardial ischemia. Angina can be caused by diseases such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and aortic stenosis.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H9N3O4
- Molecular weight
- 211.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-(pyridine-3-carbonylamino)ethyl nitrate
- SMILES
- C1=CC(=CN=C1)C(=O)NCCO[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- LBHIOVVIQHSOQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0.8
- Polar surface area
- 97 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- cardiovascular disease, myocardial infarction, Dementia, COVID-19
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Research
1,985 papers- Nicorandil alleviates cardiac microvascular ferroptosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy: Role of the mitochondria-localized AMPK-Parkin-ACSL4 signaling pathway.Pharmacological research · 2024
- Nicorandil: animal pharmacology.The American journal of cardiology · 1989
- Nicorandil-associated ulcerations.European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2007
- Nicorandil - an Effective Multitarget Drug for Cardioprotection?Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2023
- Nicorandil: A drug with ongoing benefits and different mechanisms in various diseased conditions.Indian journal of pharmacology · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 211.059306
- Has use
- medication
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Encyclopedic overview
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Nicorandil is a vasodilator drug used to treat angina, which is chest pain that results from episodes of transient myocardial ischemia. Angina can be caused by diseases such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and aortic stenosis.
It was patented in 1976 and approved for medical use in 1983.
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