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tyloxapol

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Also known as Superinone

Tyloxapol is a nonionic liquid polymer of the alkyl aryl polyether alcohol type. It is used as a surfactant to aid liquefaction and removal of mucopurulent (containing mucus and pus) bronchopulmonary secretions, administered by inhalation through a nebulizer or with a stream of oxygen.

Chemical data

Formula
C51H80O6
Molecular weight
789.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-[2-[[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-3-[[2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-3-methyl-5-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenyl]methyl]-5-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenyl]methyl]-4-(2,4,4-trimethylpentan-2-yl)phenoxy]ethanol
SMILES
CC1=CC(=CC(=C1OCCO)CC2=CC(=CC(=C2OCCO)CC3=C(C=CC(=C3)C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C)OCCO)C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C)C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C
InChIKey
UTFVNNPSMPINLE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
14.2
Polar surface area
88.4 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Approved
Molecule type
Unknown
First approval
1990
Admin. routes
parenteral

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
polymer
Mass
788.5954902800001
Has use
detergent
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chemical formula
C₁₇H₂₈O₃
defined daily dose
5
subject has role
surfactant
canonical SMILES
Cc1cc(C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C)cc(Cc2cc(C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C)cc(Cc3cc(C(C)(C)CC(C)(C)C)ccc3OCCO)c2OCCO)c1OCCO
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Tyloxapol is a nonionic liquid polymer of the alkyl aryl polyether alcohol type. It is used as a surfactant to aid liquefaction and removal of mucopurulent (containing mucus and pus) bronchopulmonary secretions, administered by inhalation through a nebulizer or with a stream of oxygen.

With intraperitoneal injection, tyloxapol also blocks plasma lipolytic activity, and thus the breakdown of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. This mechanism is used to induce experimental hyperlipidemia in animals.

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