TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE

US Previously Marketed

First approved in 1947

Details

Stereochemistry	ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula	C8H20N.HO
Molecular Weight	147.2584
Optical Activity	NONE
Defined Stereocenters	0 / 0
E/Z Centers	0
Charge	0

SHOW SMILES / InChI

Structure of TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE

Structure Search

SMILES

[OH-].CC[N+](CC)(CC)CC

InChI

InChIKey=LRGJRHZIDJQFCL-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI=1S/C8H20N.H2O/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4;/h5-8H2,1-4H3;1H2/q+1;/p-1

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Description
Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18120146 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1698974 | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12824448 | DOI: 10.1002/047084289X.rn01547

Tetraethylammonium is an experimental drug with no approved indication or marketed formulation. Tetraethylammonium blocks of apamin-sensitive and insensitive Ca2(+)-activated K+ channels. It is a weak agonist of the nicotinic receptor. Tetraethylammonium produces transient reductions in blood pressure. Tetraethylammonium hydroxide is used as a soluble source of hydroxide ions and in the synthesis of ionic organic compounds.

Originator

Approval Year

Targets

Primary Target	Pharmacology	Potency
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha1/beta1/epsilon/delta 13 Target ID: CHEMBL3137264 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12824448	Modulator 828
Small conductance calcium-activated potassium channel 12 Target ID: CHEMBL2096673 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1698974	Blocker 537	3.1 mM [Kd]
Calcium-activated potassium channel subunit alpha-1 25 Target ID: CHEMBL5505 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1698974	Blocker 537	260.0 µM [Kd]

Conditions

Condition	Modality	Targets	Highest Phase	Product
Disease of mental health 11 Sources: http://naikutty.in/medicine-list/72522-fosglutamina-b6-medicine (1971) Omnia medica et therapeutica, v.49, page 52, retrieved from: https://books.google.ru/books?id=hDVCAQAAIAAJ	Palliative		Not Provided 504	Fosglutamina B6 Approved Use Unknown
Hypertension 567 Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18120146	Primary		Not Provided 504	Unknown Approved Use Unknown

Doses

Dose	Population	Adverse events
375 mg 1 times / day single, intravenous (mean) Studied dose Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/	healthy, adult n = 7 Health Status: healthy Age Group: adult Sex: M+F Population Size: 7 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/	Other AEs: Paralysis, Drowsiness... Other AEs: Paralysis (14.3%) Drowsiness (14.3%) Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/
41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	Other AEs: Dysphagia, Dysarthria... Other AEs: Dysphagia (66.7%) Dysarthria (66.7%) Nasal congestion (66.7%) Respiration labored (66.7%) Weakness generalized (100%) Dry mouth (100%) Numbness (100%) Ptosis (100%) Mydriasis (100%) Vasomotor collapse (33.3%) Asthma (33.3%) Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/

AEs

AE	Significance	Dose	Population
Drowsiness	14.3%	375 mg 1 times / day single, intravenous (mean) Studied dose Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/	healthy, adult n = 7 Health Status: healthy Age Group: adult Sex: M+F Population Size: 7 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/
Paralysis	14.3%	375 mg 1 times / day single, intravenous (mean) Studied dose Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 375 mg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/	healthy, adult n = 7 Health Status: healthy Age Group: adult Sex: M+F Population Size: 7 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15434379/
Dry mouth	100%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Mydriasis	100%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Numbness	100%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Ptosis	100%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Weakness generalized	100%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Asthma	33.3%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Vasomotor collapse	33.3%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Dysarthria	66.7%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Dysphagia	66.7%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Nasal congestion	66.7%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/
Respiration labored	66.7%	41 mg/kg 1 times / day single, intravenous Studied dose Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Route: intravenous Route: single Dose: 41 mg/kg, 1 times / day Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/	unhealthy, adult n = 3 Health Status: unhealthy Condition: hypertension Age Group: adult Population Size: 3 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20238897/

Overview

CYP3A4	CYP2C9	CYP2D6	hERG
			inhibitor 1612

OverviewOther

Other Inhibitor	Other Substrate	Other Inducer
Ca2+ activated K+ channel 16 K+ channels 70	OCT1 327

Drug as perpetrator

Target	Modality	Activity	Metabolite	Clinical evidence
Ca2+ activated K+ channel 16	inhibitor 3277 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21630039/	yes
K+ channels 70	inhibitor 3277 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9316019/	yes

Drug as victim

Target	Modality	Activity	Metabolite	Clinical evidence
OCT1 327	substrate 3367 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32234672/	yes

Tox targets

Target	Modality	Activity	Metabolite	Clinical evidence
hERG 1647	inhibitor 1626 Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12689355/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19617705/

Sourcing

Vendor/Aggregator	ID	URL
ChEBI	CHEBI:44296	https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:44296
ZINC	ZINC000000896981	http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000000896981

PubMed

Title	Date	PubMed
Kv3.1-Kv3.2 channels underlie a high-voltage-activating component of the delayed rectifier K+ current in projecting neurons from the globus pallidus.	1999 Sep	10482766
Changes in neuronal excitability and synaptic function in a chronic model of temporal lobe epilepsy.	2001	11311784
[Spontaneous transient outward currents in smooth muscle cells of the rat tail artery].	2001	11296553
Syntheses of halogenated ethenyl isocyanide chromium complexes as organometallic precursor molecules for ethenyl and ethynyl isocyanides.	2001	11288880
Inotrophic effects of the K(+) channel blocker TEA on dystrophic (mdx and dy/dy) mouse diaphragm.	2001 Apr	11282391
Short term hypercholesterolemia alters N(G)-nitro-L-arginine- and indomethacin-resistant endothelium-dependent relaxation by acetylcholine in rabbit renal artery.	2001 Feb	11286404
Fusicoccin- and IAA-induced elongation growth share the same pattern of K+ dependence.	2001 Feb	11283169
Angiotensin II relaxes microvessels via the AT(2) receptor and Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (BK(Ca)) channels.	2001 Feb	11230289
The effect of proteolytic enzymes on the alpha9-nicotinic receptor-mediated response in isolated frog vestibular hair cells.	2001 Feb	11223279
BK channels in human glioma cells.	2001 Feb	11160513
Comparison of spontaneous and noradrenaline-evoked non-selective cation channels in rabbit portal vein myocytes.	2001 Feb 1	11158276
Theta-frequency bursting and resonance in cerebellar granule cells: experimental evidence and modeling of a slow k+-dependent mechanism.	2001 Feb 1	11157062
Selective inhibition of amine oxidases differently potentiate the hypophagic effect of benzylamine in mice.	2001 Feb 9	11173067
Determination of ambroxol or bromhexine in pharmaceuticals by capillary isotachophoresis.	2001 Jan	11199221
Number of K(Ca) channels underlying spontaneous miniature outward currents (SMOCs) in mudpuppy cardiac neurons.	2001 Jan	11152705
Shear stress-induced vasodilation in porcine coronary conduit arteries is independent of nitric oxide release.	2001 Jun	11356613
Multiple binding sites for melatonin on Kv1.3.	2001 Mar	11222291
Multiple Ca(2+)-dependent modulators mediate alkalosis-induced vasodilation in newborn piglet lungs.	2001 Mar	11159036
Chloride channels regulate HIT cell volume but cannot fully account for swelling-induced insulin secretion.	2001 May	11334443
Mechanism underlying slow kinetics of the OFF gating current in Shaker potassium channel.	2001 May	11325719
Identification and characterization of human organic anion transporter 3 expressing predominantly in the kidney.	2001 May	11306713
Effects of P-glycoprotein on cell volume regulation in mouse proximal tubule.	2001 May	11292625

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide

5 min infusion of Tetraethylammonium at 1 mg/min

Route of Administration: Intra-arterial

In Vitro Use Guide

TEA is a weak agonist of the nicotinic receptor. No single-channel clusters were observed at concentrations as high as 5 mM TEA or in the presence of a mutation which selectively increases the efficacy of the receptor. When coapplied with 1 mM carbamylcholine (CCh), TEA decreased the effective opening rate demonstrating that it acts as a competitive antagonist of CCh-mediated activation. Kinetic analysis of currents elicited by CCh and TEA allowed an estimate of receptor affinity for TEA of about 1 mM, while an upper limit of 10 s-1 could be set for the wild-type channel-opening rate constant for receptors activated by TEA alone. At millimolar concentrations, TEA inhibited nicotinic receptor currents by depressing the single-channel amplitude. The effect had an IC50 of 2-3 mM, depending on the conditions of the experiment, and resembled a standard open-channel block.

Name

Type

Language

TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE

Systematic Name

English

TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM HYDROXIDE [MI]

Common Name

English

Classification Tree Code System Code

EPA PESTICIDE CODE

4215