Moroxydine

Moroxydine is an antiviral drug that was originally developed in the 1950s as an influenza treatment. It has potential applications against a number of RNA and DNA viruses.[1] Structurally moroxydine is a heterocyclic biguanidine.

Moroxydine
Names
IUPAC name
N-(Diaminomethylidene)morpholine-4-carboximidamide
Other names
Moroxidine
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.020.994
EC Number
  • 223-093-1
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C6H13N5O/c7-5(8)10-6(9)11-1-3-12-4-2-11/h1-4H2,(H5,7,8,9,10) N
    Key: KJHOZAZQWVKILO-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
  • InChI=1/C6H13N5O/c7-5(8)10-6(9)11-1-3-12-4-2-11/h1-4H2,(H5,7,8,9,10)
    Key: KJHOZAZQWVKILO-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES
  • C1COCCN1C(=N)N=C(N)N
Properties
Chemical formula
 C6H13N5O
Molar mass 171.20 g/mol
Pharmacology
J05AX01 (WHO)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

References
  1. Sheppard, S. (1994). "Moroxydine: The story of a mislaid antiviral". Acta dermato-venereologica. Supplementum. 183: 1–9. PMID 9868507.


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