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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C40H48N2O6.2I
Molecular Weight 906.6279
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of METOCURINE IODIDE

SMILES

[I-].[I-].COC1=CC2=C3C=C1OC4=C(OC)C=CC(C[C@@H]5C6=C(CC[N+]5(C)C)C=C(OC)C(OC)=C6OC7=CC=C(C[C@@H]3[N+](C)(C)CC2)C=C7)=C4

InChI

InChIKey=DIGFQJFCDPKEPF-OIUSMDOTSA-L
InChI=1S/C40H48N2O6.2HI/c1-41(2)17-15-27-22-34(44-6)36-24-30(27)31(41)19-25-9-12-29(13-10-25)47-40-38-28(23-37(45-7)39(40)46-8)16-18-42(3,4)32(38)20-26-11-14-33(43-5)35(21-26)48-36;;/h9-14,21-24,31-32H,15-20H2,1-8H3;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2/t31-,32+;;/m0../s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI
Molecular Formula C40H48N2O6
Molecular Weight 652.8189
Charge 2
Count
Stereochemistry MIXED
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 4
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Molecular Formula HI
Molecular Weight 127.91241
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Description

Metocurine, also known as dimethyltubocurarine, is a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant through the neuromuscular blockade. It antagonizes the neurotransmitter action of acetylcholine by binding competitively with cholinergic receptor sites on the motor end-plate. Patients chronically receiving anticonvulsants are relatively resistant to metocurine.

Approval Year

1949
71
Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Blocker
555
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Approved
8583
METOCURINE IODIDE

Approved Use

Metocurine iodide is a benzylisoquinolinium competitive nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent. It is used as an anesthesia adjunct to induce skeletal muscle relaxation and to reduce the intensity of muscle contractions in convulsive therapy Metocurine iodide has a moderate risk of inducing histamine release and has some ganglion blocking activity. Metocurine iodide can be used most advantageously if muscle twitch response to peripheral nerve stimulation is monitored to assess degree of muscle relaxation. Metocurine Iodide is no longer available on the US market.
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.05 μg/mL
EXPERIMENT
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7023284/
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 0.3 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METOCURINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
0.46 μg/mL
EXPERIMENT
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7023284/
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 0.3 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METOCURINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
11.4 h
EXPERIMENT
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7023284/
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 0.3 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METOCURINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
6 h
EXPERIMENT
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7023284/
0.3 mg/kg single, intravenous
dose: 0.3 mg/kg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
METOCURINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: UNHEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Sourcing

Sourcing

Vendor/AggregatorIDURL
ABI Chem
AC1L2HW8
Alfa Chemistry
ACM33335589
BLD Pharm
BD01166218
http://www.bldpharm.com/products/5152-30-7.html
BOC Sciences
7601-55-0
Bosche Scientific
T1675
Compound Cloud
21233
Compound Cloud
24244
eMolecules
260195514
eMolecules
260536772
eMolecules
36726843
NCI Plated 2007
36388
NovoSeek
21233
Specs
AE-562/43459779
Tetrahedron
TS75701
ZINC
ZINC000004097448
http://zinc15.docking.org/substances/ZINC000004097448
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Development of a list of potentially inappropriate drugs for the korean elderly using the delphi method.
2010-12
Impact of anti-cancer drugs and other determinants on serum protein binding of morphine 6-glucuronide.
2010
Site selectivity of competitive antagonists for the mouse adult muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
2009-01
Synergy between pairs of competitive antagonists at adult human muscle acetylcholine receptors.
2008-08
Reduced blood pressure lability during emergence from anaesthesia in rats: a pilot study using clonidine.
2008-02
Roles of amino acids and subunits in determining the inhibition of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by competitive antagonists.
2007-06
Curariform antagonists bind in different orientations to the nicotinic receptor ligand binding domain.
2003-08-22
Curariform antagonists bind in different orientations to acetylcholine-binding protein.
2003-06-20
Rocuronium-induced neuromuscular block is affected by chronic carbamazepine therapy.
1999-01
Substance Class Chemical
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Record UNII
O0U0E87X7F
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Name Type Language
METOCURINE IODIDE
MART.   MI   ORANGE BOOK   USAN   VANDF  
USAN  
Official Name English
DIMETHYLTUBOCURARINIUM IODIDE
WHO-DD  
Preferred Name English
METUBINE IODIDE
Brand Name English
METOCURINE IODIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
13H-4,6:21,24-DIETHENO-8,12-METHENO-1H-PYRIDO(3',2':14,15)(1,11)DIOXACYCLOEICOSINO(2,3,4-IJ)ISOQUINOLINIUM, 2,3,13A,14,15,16,25,25A-OCTAHYDRO-9,18,19,29-TETRAMETHOXY-1,1,14,14-TETRAMETHYL-, IODIDE (1:2), (13AR,25AS)-
Common Name English
TUBOCURARANIUM, 6,6',7',12'-TETRAMETHOXY-2,2,2',2'-TETRAMETHYL-, DIIODIDE
Common Name English
METOCURINE IODIDE [MI]
Common Name English
DIMETHYLCHONDROCURARINE IODIDE
Common Name English
(+)-O,O'-DIMETHYLCHONDROCURARINE DIIODIDE
Common Name English
NSC-36388
Code English
O,O'-DIMETHYLCHONDROCURARINE DIIODIDE
Common Name English
METOCURINE IODIDE [ORANGE BOOK]
Common Name English
Dimethyltubocurarinium iodide [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
DIMETHYL TUBOCURARINE IODIDE
Common Name English
METOCURINE IODIDE [VANDF]
Common Name English
METOCURINE IODIDE [USAN]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C29696
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Code System Code Type Description
NCI_THESAURUS
C66131
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PRIMARY
MERCK INDEX
m7490
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL1259
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PUBCHEM
24244
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SMS_ID
100000087514
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CAS
7601-55-0
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FDA UNII
O0U0E87X7F
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MESH
C032943
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EVMPD
SUB33048
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RXCUI
203206
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PRIMARY RxNorm
EPA CompTox
DTXSID9022944
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ECHA (EC/EINECS)
231-510-3
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DRUG BANK
DB00416
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NSC
36388
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EVMPD
SUB01752MIG
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