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xanthinol
Sign in to saveXanthinol is a drug prepared from theophylline used as a vasodilator. It is most often used as the salt with niacin (nicotinic acid), known as xanthinol nicotinate. It is a derivative of vitamin B3 (niacin), and can be found in a wide array dietary supplements. It has been marketed to increase the brain metabolism of glucose and ability to obtain ATP. Xanthinol is also used as an agent to reduced cholesterol as it is a vasodilator. It was approved as a medication in Canada in 1998, but it has since had its classification as a medication withdrawn. Xanthinol is indicated to improve cerebrovascu
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Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C13H21N5O4
- Molecular weight
- 311.34 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 7-[2-hydroxy-3-[2-hydroxyethyl(methyl)amino]propyl]-1,3-dimethylpurine-2,6-dione
- SMILES
- CN1C2=C(C(=O)N(C1=O)C)N(C=N2)CC(CN(C)CCO)O
- InChIKey
- DSFGXPJYDCSWTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.8
- Polar surface area
- 102 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Approved
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 311.159354
- Has use
- medication
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- canonical SMILES
- CN1C2=C(C(=O)N(C1=O)C)N(C=N2)CC(CN(C)CCO)O
- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₂₁N₅O₄
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Mechanism of action
- References
Xanthinol is a drug prepared from theophylline used as a vasodilator. It is most often used as the salt with niacin (nicotinic acid), known as xanthinol nicotinate. It is a derivative of vitamin B3 (niacin), and can be found in a wide array dietary supplements. It has been marketed to increase the brain metabolism of glucose and ability to obtain ATP. Xanthinol is also used as an agent to reduced cholesterol as it is a vasodilator. It was approved as a medication in Canada in 1998, but it has since had its classification as a medication withdrawn. Xanthinol is indicated to improve cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular disorders as well as hyperlipidemias.
== Mechanism of action==
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