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oxantel

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Oxantel is an anthelmintic. It has typically been used in human and animal medicine as a treatment for intestinal worms. It has also been shown to inhibit fumarate reductase in some pathogenic bacteria.

Chemical data

Formula
C13H16N2O
Molecular weight
216.28 g/mol
IUPAC name
3-[(E)-2-(1-methyl-5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrimidin-2-yl)ethenyl]phenol
SMILES
CN1CCCN=C1/C=C/C2=CC(=CC=C2)O
InChIKey
VRYKTHBAWRESFI-VOTSOKGWSA-N
XLogP
1.5
Polar surface area
35.8 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 2
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
Helminthiasis

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Wikidata facts

Mass
216.126
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isomeric SMILES
CN1CCCN=C1/C=C/c1cccc(O)c1
chemical formula
C₁₃H₁₆N₂O
canonical SMILES
CN1CCCN=C1C=CC2=CC(=CC=C2)O
NCI Thesaurus ID
C96694
medical condition treated
trichuriasis
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Oxantel is an anthelmintic. It has typically been used in human and animal medicine as a treatment for intestinal worms. It has also been shown to inhibit fumarate reductase in some pathogenic bacteria.

Similarly to pyrantel, oxantel depolarises the neurons of gastrointestinal parasites 100x more than acetylcholine, causing sustained muscular contraction, causing the parasites to die by spastic paralysis. This anthelmintic is commonly used to treat domestic animals as well as livestock, and resistance has been reported in both groups of animals.

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