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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C6H12N4
Molecular Weight 140.1863
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METHENAMINE

SMILES

C1N2CN3CN1CN(C2)C3

InChI

InChIKey=VKYKSIONXSXAKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6H12N4/c1-7-2-9-4-8(1)5-10(3-7)6-9/h1-6H2

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H12N4
Molecular Weight 140.1863
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including, http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/016151s025lbl.pdf

Methenamine is an antibacterial agent for preventing recurrent urinary tract infection. It can be used as methenamine hippurate or methenamine mandelate preparations and is United States Food and Drug Administration-approved. Methenamine exerts its activity because it is hydrolyzed to formaldehyde in acid urine.

Approval Year

Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Preventing
UREX

Approved Use

FOR URAMIT MB™: URAMIT MB™ is indicated for the treatment of symptoms of irritative voiding. Indicated for the relief of local symptoms, such as inflammation, hypermotility, and pain, which accompany lower urinary tract infections. Indicated for the relief of urinary tract symptoms caused by diagnostic procedures.

Launch Date

1967
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
34 μg/mL
1 g 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 1 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
METHENAMINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
177 μg × h/mL
1 g 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 1 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
METHENAMINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
4.8 h
1 g 2 times / day multiple, oral
dose: 1 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered:
METHENAMINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: FASTED
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1 g 2 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 1 g, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 2 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 24-65
n = 10
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 24-65
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 10
Sources:
1 g single, oral
Recommended
Dose: 1 g
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 1 g
Sources:
healthy, 24-65
n = 10
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 24-65
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 10
Sources:
8 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Urinary tract infections
Sources:
Other AEs: Bladder irritation, Micturition painful...
Other AEs:
Bladder irritation
Micturition painful
Micturition frequency
Albuminuria
Hematuria
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Albuminuria
8 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Urinary tract infections
Sources:
Bladder irritation
8 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Urinary tract infections
Sources:
Hematuria
8 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Urinary tract infections
Sources:
Micturition frequency
8 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Urinary tract infections
Sources:
Micturition painful
8 g 1 times / day multiple, oral
Overdose
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 8 g, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Urinary tract infections
Sources:
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Simulated cometary matter as a test for enantiomer separating chromatography for use on comet 46P/Wirtanen.
2001
The unpredictability of seal after post space preparation: a fluid transport study.
2001 Apr
Disseminated histoplasmosis presenting as pyoderma gangrenosum-like lesions in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
2001 Aug
The lock-in phase in the urotropine-sebacic acid system.
2001 Aug
Developmental changes in the fine structure and histochemical properties of mucous cells in the parotid gland of the infant Japanese macaque.
2001 Dec
Antimicrobial activity of four root canal sealers against endodontic pathogens.
2001 Dec
Effects of chlorhexidine gluconate as an endodontic irrigant on the apical seal: short-term results.
2001 Dec
Post retention: the effect of sequence of post-space preparation, cementation time, and different sealers.
2001 Dec
Evaluation of the genotoxicity of zinc oxide eugenol-based, calcium hydroxide-based, and epoxy resin-based root canal sealers by comet assay.
2001 Dec
Plaque-like structures and arteriosclerotic changes in "diffuse neurofibrillary tangles with calcification" (DNTC).
2001 Dec
The 143 and 300 K polymorphs of hexamethylenetetraminium 2,4-dinitrophenolate monohydrate.
2001 Dec
Wnt/Frizzled activation of Rho regulates vertebrate gastrulation and requires a novel Formin homology protein Daam1.
2001 Dec 28
The formin/diaphanous-related protein, FHOS, interacts with Rac1 and activates transcription from the serum response element.
2001 Dec 7
Effect of ultrasonic vibration and various sealer and cement combinations on titanium post removal.
2001 Jan
Setting times for endodontic sealers under clinical usage and in vitro conditions.
2001 Jun
Formaldehyde release from ground root canal sealer in vitro.
2001 Jun
In vitro longitudinal assessment of coronal discoloration from endodontic sealers.
2001 Nov
Modification of the levels of polyphenols in wort and beer by addition of hexamethylenetetramine or sulfite during mashing.
2001 Nov
Determination of the enrichment of the hydrogen bound to carbon 5 of glucose on 2H2O administration.
2001 Oct 15
mDia-interacting protein acts downstream of Rho-mDia and modifies Src activation and stress fiber formation.
2001 Oct 19
A comparison of the effect of three endodontic sealers on adherence of mouse peritoneal macrophages.
2001 Sep
Biodegradation of formaldehyde and its derivatives in industrial wastewater with methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha and with the yeast-bioaugmented activated sludge.
2002
Genes and proteins in renal development.
2002
The evolutionary history of effectors downstream of Cdc42 and Rac.
2002
Formins initiate new actin filaments.
2002 Aug
An actin nucleation mechanism mediated by Bni1 and profilin.
2002 Aug
Invasive Aspergillosis in Italian AIDS patients.
2002 Dec
Formin-2, polyploidy, hypofertility and positioning of the meiotic spindle in mouse oocytes.
2002 Dec
A simple method for the specific detection of Ren-1 renin.
2002 Dec
Formin' actin filament bundles.
2002 Feb
Influence of calcium hydroxide dressing on the obturation of simulated lateral canals.
2002 Feb
Delphilin: a novel PDZ and formin homology domain-containing protein that synaptically colocalizes and interacts with glutamate receptor delta 2 subunit.
2002 Feb 1
A 1:1 adduct of hexamethylenetetramine and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde.
2002 Jan
Hexamethylenetetraminium 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate.
2002 Jan
Evaluation of lectin staining in the diagnosis of fungal keratitis in an experimental rabbit model.
2002 Jan 25
Cell polarity: following formin function.
2002 Jan 8
Comparison of methods for identification of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.
2002 Jun
Primary evaluation of methenamine as a NPN compound with probable effects on increasing ruminal escaped protein.
2002 Jun
Vibrational frequencies and structural determinations of hexamethylenetetraamine.
2002 May
Hexamethylenetetramine-4-nitrocatechol-water (1/2/1).
2002 Nov
Dimethylsilane polyamines: cytostatic compounds with potentials as anticancer drugs. II. Uptake and potential cytotoxic mechanisms.
2002 Nov-Dec
(1R,3S)-Camphoric acid as a building block in supramolecular chemistry: adducts with organic polyamines.
2003 Feb
Salts of maleic and fumaric acids with organic polyamines: comparison of isomeric acids as building blocks in supramolecular chemistry.
2003 Feb
Crystallographic analysis of the thermal motion of the inclusion complex of cyclomaltoheptaose (beta-cyclodextrin) with hexamethylenetetramine.
2003 Feb 7
Adducts of hexamethylenetetramine with ferrocenecarboxylic acid and ferrocene-1,1'-dicarboxylic acid: multiple disorder in space groups Fmm2 and Cmcm.
2003 Jul
Gremlin is the BMP antagonist required for maintenance of Shh and Fgf signals during limb patterning.
2003 Jul
Formins: signaling effectors for assembly and polarization of actin filaments.
2003 Jul 1
Structural changes of hexamethylenetetramine and undecanedioic acid co-crystal (HMT-C11) as a function of the temperature.
2003 Jun
Immunofluorescence of the epizootic ulcerative syndrome pathogen, Aphanomyces invadans, using a monoclonal antibody.
2003 Jun 20
Activation of the Rac-binding partner FHOD1 induces actin stress fibers via a ROCK-dependent mechanism.
2003 Oct 3
Patents

Sample Use Guides

One tablet (1 g) twice daily for adults and children over 12 years of age. One-half tablet or one tablet (0.5 or 1 g) twice daily for children 6 to 12 years of age.
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
The antibacterial activity of methenamine and two of its organic acid salts was compared by continuous turbidimetric monitoring of static cultures exposed to the drugs and in an in vitro model of the treatment of bacterial cystitis. At pH 5.5, concentrations of 32 to 125 mg methenamine per 1 caused some inhibition of bacterial growth (Klebsiella aerogenes), but 250 to 500 mg/l were needed to suppress growth overnight. Methenamine hippurate was found to be less active than methenamine itself, whereas methenamine mandelate was as active as the parent compound.
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
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Name Type Language
METHENAMINE
EP   HSDB   INCI   INN   MART.   MI   USP   USP-RS   VANDF   WHO-DD  
INN   INCI  
Official Name English
METHENAMINE [MI]
Common Name English
HEXAMETHYLENAMINE
Common Name English
INS NO.239
Code English
HEXAMETHYLENE TETRAMINE
Common Name English
HEXAMINE
JAN  
Common Name English
URITONE
Brand Name English
E-239
Code English
Hexamethylenetetramine
Common Name English
Methenamine [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
HMT
Common Name English
1,3,5,7-TETRAAZAADAMANTANE
Systematic Name English
methenamine [INN]
Common Name English
1,3,5,7-TETRAAZATRICYCLO(3.3.1.1 SUP(3,7))DECANE
Common Name English
METHENAMINE [EP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
INS-239
Code English
METHENAMINE [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
METHENAMINE [MART.]
Common Name English
METHENAMINE [USP-RS]
Common Name English
METHENAMINE [HSDB]
Common Name English
1,3,5,7-TETRAAZATRICYCLO(3.3.1.13,7)DECANE
Systematic Name English
METHENAMINE [VANDF]
Common Name English
NSC-26346
Code English
METHENAMINE [INCI]
Common Name English
NSC-403347
Code English
HMTA
Common Name English
HEXAMINE [JAN]
Common Name English
UROTROPIN
Brand Name English
AMINOFORM
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
CFR 21 CFR 520.2280
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WHO-VATC QJ01XX55
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EPA PESTICIDE CODE 45501
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WHO-VATC QJ01XX05
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CFR 21 CFR 176.170
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WHO-VATC QR01AX01
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WHO-ATC J01XX05
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NCI_THESAURUS C255
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WHO-ATC R01AX01
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JECFA EVALUATION INS-239
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CODEX ALIMENTARIUS (GSFA) INS-239
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LIVERTOX NBK567340
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C61841
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DRUG BANK
DB06799
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LACTMED
Methenamine
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MERCK INDEX
m7308
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PRIMARY Merck Index
WIKIPEDIA
HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE
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EVMPD
SUB08845MIG
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FDA UNII
J50OIX95QV
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CAS
100-97-0
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1201270
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NSC
26346
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INN
119
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DAILYMED
J50OIX95QV
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CHEBI
6824
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HSDB
563
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RXCUI
6832
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PRIMARY RxNorm
PUBCHEM
4101
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
202-905-8
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DRUG CENTRAL
3344
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MESH
D008709
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1409003
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID6020692
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SMS_ID
100000092106
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NSC
403347
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