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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C23H23N2S2
Molecular Weight 391.572
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 3
Charge 1

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of DITHIAZANINE

SMILES

CCN1\C(SC2=C1C=CC=C2)=C/C=C/C=C/C3=[N+](CC)C4=CC=CC=C4S3

InChI

InChIKey=FYXWDSGGZAMYFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C23H23N2S2/c1-3-24-18-12-8-10-14-20(18)26-22(24)16-6-5-7-17-23-25(4-2)19-13-9-11-15-21(19)27-23/h5-17H,3-4H2,1-2H3/q+1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C23H23N2S2
Molecular Weight 391.572
Charge 1
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 3
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Dithiazanine, 3-ethyl-2-[5-(3-ethyl-2-benzothiazolinylidene)-l, 3- pentadienyl] benzothiazolium iodide, is an old effective broad-spectrum human anthelmintic. In proper dosage, this polyvermicide is therapeutic for trichuriasis, strongyloidiasis, ascariasis, and enterobiasis. The drug also has significant anthelmintic activity against human hookworm, Necator americanus. It fulfills a need for an effective therapeutic for trichuriasis and strongyloidiasis. Dithiazanine is useful for the treatment of patients with either single or multiple intestinal helminth infections. It is effective for mass therapy for trichuriasis. Nowdays Dithiazanine is used only as a veterinary anthelmintic for dogs. It has being proved to be a highly toxic chemical, with a lethal dose for humans of about 4–16 mg/kg by oral ingestion.

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Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
Dithiazanine iodide
Curative
Delvex

Doses

AEs

PubMed

Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Trichuriasis in 164 patients was treated with doses of 200 mg. thrice daily; this dosage, continued for five days, cured 97% of the patients. Ascariasis was treated in 42 persons with up to 600 mg. daily in divided doses. There was a 97% reduction in the egg-count of these patients, and 28 of them showed complete elimination of the infection. Strongyloidiasis was eliminated in 16 out of a group of 18 patients treated for 5 to 21 days. Enterobiasis was treated in 35 boys under conditions showing that 100 mg. of dithiazanine thrice daily for five days sufficed for cure in all cases.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Moderate in vitro activity against adult worms of Clororchis sinensis was observed in the concentrations of 1.0 and 0.1 ug/ml of gentian dithiazanine.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
5L7E7IY5EH
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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