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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C11H13N3O
Molecular Weight 203.2404
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CIAMEXON

SMILES

COC1=NC(C)=CC=C1CN2CC2C#N

InChI

InChIKey=KOYMTVWMCXDJNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C11H13N3O/c1-8-3-4-9(11(13-8)15-2)6-14-7-10(14)5-12/h3-4,10H,6-7H2,1-2H3

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C11H13N3O
Molecular Weight 203.2404
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Ciamexon is an aziridine derivative with potent immuno-modulating activity developed by German pharmaceutical company Boehringer Mannheim G.m.b.H. for autoimmune diseases treatment. Ciamexon shows promising effects in experimental models of rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and obesity without toxic side effects. In animal studies, Ciamexon inhibits the proliferation of autoreactive lymphocytes dose-dependently, without affecting the reaction against foreign antigens. Clinical efficacy evaluation of the Ciamexon in patients with rheumatoid arthritis shows significant, dose-dependent improvement in both the clinical and the biochemical disease activity indexes. The major adverse effects of Ciamexon were hepatotoxicity, diarrhea, and rash.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
A randomized controlled trial of ciamexon versus placebo in the immunomodulatory treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
1990 May
Patents

Sample Use Guides

400 mg/day of ciamexon for 6 mounths
Route of Administration: Oral
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
325PG708LF
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Name Type Language
CIAMEXON
INN   MART.  
INN  
Official Name English
CIAMEXON [MART.]
Common Name English
ciamexon [INN]
Common Name English
BM-41332
Code English
(±)-1-((2-METHOXY-6-METHYL-3-PYRIDYL)METHYL)-2-AZIRIDINECARBONITRILE
Systematic Name English
BM 41.332
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C308
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Code System Code Type Description
SMS_ID
100000081899
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NCI_THESAURUS
C76067
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INN
5588
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PUBCHEM
71759
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CAS
75985-31-8
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FDA UNII
325PG708LF
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MESH
C035520
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EVMPD
SUB06224MIG
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL2104100
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