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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C28H26N7
Molecular Weight 460.5529
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 1
Charge 1

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ISOMETAMIDIUM

SMILES

CC[N+]1=C(C2=CC=CC=C2)C3=C(C=CC(N\N=N\C4=CC(=CC=C4)C(N)=N)=C3)C5=CC=C(N)C=C15

InChI

InChIKey=UGKOYGZYLRKTJH-UHFFFAOYSA-O
InChI=1S/C28H25N7/c1-2-35-26-16-20(29)11-13-24(26)23-14-12-22(17-25(23)27(35)18-7-4-3-5-8-18)33-34-32-21-10-6-9-19(15-21)28(30)31/h3-17,29H,2H2,1H3,(H4,30,31,32,33)/p+1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
ISOMETAMIDIUM (as a chloride salt) is widely used in tropical countries as an antiprotozoal agent to control animal trypanosomiasis. It is used principally in cattle but also in sheep, goats, buffalos, donkeys, horses, camels and dogs.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Cationic antitrypanosomal and other antimicrobial agents in the therapy of experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
1988 Jun
New drug developments for opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients: Pneumocystis carinii.
1995 Nov 24
Therapeutic and prophylactic effects of isometamidium chloride (Samorin) against the hemoflagellate Cryptobia salmositica in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and the effects of the drug on uninfected rainbow trout (O. mykiss).
2001 Jan
Monitoring the correct use of isometamidium by farmers and veterinary assistants in Eastern Province of Zambia using the isometamidium-ELISA.
2002 Dec 11
Drug sensitivity of trypanosome populations from cattle in a peri-urban dairy production system in Uganda.
2002 Oct
Field studies of drug-resistant cattle trypanosomes in Kénédougou Province, Burkina Faso.
2003 Apr
Protective efficacy of isometamidium chloride and diminazene aceturate against natural Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax infections in cattle under a suppressed tsetse population in Uganda.
2004 Sep
Evaluation of isometamidium levels in the serum of sheep and goats after prophylactic treatment against trypanosomosis.
2004 Sep
Rapid identification of isometamidium-resistant stocks of Trypanosoma b. brucei by PCR-RFLP.
2006 Aug
Metabolism of isometamidium in hepatocytes isolated from control and inducer-treated rats.
2006 Dec
Drug-resistance of Trypanosoma b. rhodesiense isolates from Tanzania.
2006 Feb
Isometamidium sensitivity of Trypanosoma congolense stocks from cattle in West Africa tested in mice and the drug incubation infectivity test.
2006 Jan
The history of African trypanosomiasis.
2008 Feb 12
Development and validation of an improved HPLC method for the control of potentially counterfeit isometamidium products.
2008 Jan 7
Health management of horses under high challenge from trypanosomes: a case study from Serengeti, Tanzania.
2008 Jul 4
Does isometamidium chloride treatment protect tsetse flies from trypanosome infections during SIT campaigns?
2008 Jun
Prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis and trypanocidal drug sensitivity studies on Trypanosoma congolense in Wolyta and Dawero zones of southern Ethiopia.
2008 Mar 25
Molecular tools for the rapid detection of drug resistance in animal trypanosomes.
2008 May
Assessment of the occurrence of trypanocidal drug resistance in trypanosomes of naturally infected cattle in the Adamaoua region of Cameroon using the standard mouse test and molecular tools.
2008 May
Advancing drug innovation for neglected diseases-criteria for lead progression.
2009 Aug 25
Genotypic status of the TbAT1/P2 adenosine transporter of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense isolates from Northwestern Uganda following melarsoprol withdrawal.
2009 Sep 29
Immunology and cell biology of parasitic diseases.
2010
Immunobiology of African trypanosomes: need of alternative interventions.
2010
Immunological and therapeutic strategies against salmonid cryptobiosis.
2010
Dyes, trypanosomiasis and DNA: a historical and critical review.
2010 Dec
The killing of African trypanosomes by ethidium bromide.
2010 Dec 16
Diverse effects on mitochondrial and nuclear functions elicited by drugs and genetic knockdowns in bloodstream stage Trypanosoma brucei.
2010 May 4
Chemosensitization of Trypanosoma congolense strains resistant to isometamidium chloride by tetracyclines and enrofloxacin.
2010 Sep 28

Sample Use Guides

0.5 or 1.0 mg/kg bw.
Route of Administration: Intramuscular
Name Type Language
ISOMETAMIDIUM
Common Name English
ISOMETAMIDIUM CATION
Common Name English
ISOMETAMIDIUM ION
Common Name English
PHENANTHRIDINIUM, 3-AMINO-8-(3-(3-(AMINOIMINOMETHYL)PHENYL)-1-TRIAZENYL)-5-ETHYL-6-PHENYL-
Systematic Name English
8-(3-(M-AMIDINOPHENYL)-2-TRIAZENO)-3-AMINO-5-ETHYL-6-PHENYLPHENANTHRIDINIUM
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
WHO-VATC QP51AX19
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Code System Code Type Description
SMS_ID
300000044835
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NCI_THESAURUS
C83842
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CAS
20438-03-3
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID30174384
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FDA UNII
S9HA0WUW3H
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WIKIPEDIA
Isometamidium
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PUBCHEM
72452
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