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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C8H20N
Molecular Weight 130.2511
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 1

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM

SMILES

CC[N+](CC)(CC)CC

InChI

InChIKey=CBXCPBUEXACCNR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H20N/c1-5-9(6-2,7-3)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3/q+1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C8H20N
Molecular Weight 130.2511
Charge 1
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

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

Sources: DOI: 10.1515/zpch-1897-2427

Approval Year

Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse 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:
healthy, adult
n = 7
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 7
Sources:
Other AEs: Paralysis, Drowsiness...
Other AEs:
Paralysis (14.3%)
Drowsiness (14.3%)
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
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:
healthy, adult
n = 7
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 7
Sources:
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:
healthy, adult
n = 7
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: adult
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 7
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
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:
unhealthy, adult
n = 3
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: hypertension
Age Group: adult
Population Size: 3
Sources:
Overview

Overview

CYP3A4CYP2C9CYP2D6hERG

OverviewOther

Other InhibitorOther SubstrateOther Inducer



Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as victim

Drug as victim

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
yes
Tox targets

Tox targets

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
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
Differential tetraethylammonium sensitivity of KCNQ1-4 potassium channels.
2000 Feb
Molecular cloning and functional expression of KCNQ5, a potassium channel subunit that may contribute to neuronal M-current diversity.
2000 Jul 21
Inhibition of aquaporin-1 water permeability by tetraethylammonium: involvement of the loop E pore region.
2000 May
Retigabine, a novel anti-convulsant, enhances activation of KCNQ2/Q3 potassium channels.
2000 Sep
Photosensitization-induced calcium overload in cardiac cells: direct link to membrane permeabilization and calcium influx.
2001 Apr
Dopamine-mediated volume transmission in midbrain is regulated by distinct extracellular geometry and uptake.
2001 Apr
Iodide and bromide inhibit Ca(2+) uptake by cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum.
2001 Apr
Contributions of prostacyclin and nitric oxide to carbon monoxide-induced cerebrovascular dilation in piglets.
2001 Apr
Activation of K+ channels induces apoptosis in vascular smooth muscle cells.
2001 Apr
Flow-induced dilation of human coronary arterioles: important role of Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels.
2001 Apr 17
The characterisation and uptake of paraquat in cultured baboon kidney proximal tubule cells (bPTC).
2001 Feb
Fusicoccin- and IAA-induced elongation growth share the same pattern of K+ dependence.
2001 Feb
Angiotensin II relaxes microvessels via the AT(2) receptor and Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (BK(Ca)) channels.
2001 Feb
Characterization of a novel cationic drug transporter in human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
2001 Feb
Mechanism of prolonged vasorelaxation to ATP in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed.
2001 Feb
Adrenocorticotropic hormone activates an outward current in cultured mouse peritoneal macrophages.
2001 Feb 15
Mechanisms of hydrogen peroxide-induced relaxation in rabbit mesenteric small artery.
2001 Feb 2
Relative significance of the nitric oxide (NO)/cGMP pathway and K+ channel activation in endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the femoral artery of developing piglets.
2001 Jan
Apical uptake of organic cations by human intestinal Caco-2 cells: putative involvement of ASF transporters.
2001 Jan
Transport of [3H]MPP+ in an immortalized rat brain microvessel endothelial cell line (RBE 4).
2001 Jan
Three types of K(+) currents in murine osteocyte-like cells (MLO-Y4).
2001 Jan
In vivo evidence for K(Ca) channel opening properties of acetazolamide in the human vasculature.
2001 Jan
Phorbol ester-induced inhibition of potassium currents in rat sensory neurons requires voltage-dependent entry of calcium.
2001 Jan
Pulmonary vascular response to normoxia and K(Ca) channel activity is developmentally regulated.
2001 Jun
The mechanism of gentisic acid-induced relaxation of the guinea pig isolated trachea: the role of potassium channels and vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors.
2001 Mar
Functional characterisation of human TASK-3, an acid-sensitive two-pore domain potassium channel.
2001 Mar
Three types of depolarization-activated potassium currents in acutely isolated mouse vestibular neurons.
2001 Mar
Characterization of TASK-4, a novel member of the pH-sensitive, two-pore domain potassium channel family.
2001 Mar 9
Afterhyperpolarization current in myenteric neurons of the guinea pig duodenum.
2001 May
Chloride channels regulate HIT cell volume but cannot fully account for swelling-induced insulin secretion.
2001 May
The properties of ryanodine-sensitive Ca(2+) release in mouse gastric smooth muscle cells.
2001 May
Identification and characterization of human organic anion transporter 3 expressing predominantly in the kidney.
2001 May
Effects of P-glycoprotein on cell volume regulation in mouse proximal tubule.
2001 May
Molecular identification of a TTX-sensitive Ca(2+) current.
2001 May
p38 activation is required upstream of potassium current enhancement and caspase cleavage in thiol oxidant-induced neuronal apoptosis.
2001 May 15
Patents

Sample Use Guides

5 min infusion of Tetraethylammonium at 1 mg/min
Route of Administration: Intra-arterial
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.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
5AV7G7EIEE
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Name Type Language
TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM
Systematic Name English
TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM ION(1+)
Common Name English
TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM ION
Common Name English
TETRYLAMMONIUM
Common Name English
NSC-156315
Code English
N,N,N-TRIETHYLETHANAMINIUM
Systematic Name English
TETRAMON
Common Name English
AMMONIUM, TETRAETHYL-
Systematic Name English
NSC-102778
Code English
ETHANAMINIUM, N,N,N-TRIETHYL-
Systematic Name English
TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM CATION
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
EPA CompTox
DTXSID2045024
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NSC
102778
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FDA UNII
5AV7G7EIEE
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PUBCHEM
5413
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DAILYMED
5AV7G7EIEE
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CAS
66-40-0
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DRUG BANK
DB08837
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WIKIPEDIA
TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM
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NSC
156315
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CHEBI
44296
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