Chemical Component Summary

Namehycanthone
Synonyms1-{[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]amino}-4-(hydroxymethyl)-9H-thioxanthen-9-one
Identifiers1-[2-(diethylamino)ethylamino]-4-(hydroxymethyl)thioxanthen-9-one
FormulaC20 H24 N2 O2 S
Molecular Weight356.482
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCCN(CC)CCNc1ccc(c2c1C(=O)c3ccccc3S2)CO
InChIInChI=1S/C20H24N2O2S/c1-3-22(4-2)12-11-21-16-10-9-14(13-23)20-18(16)19(24)15-7-5-6-8-17(15)25-20/h5-10,21,23H,3-4,11-13H2,1-2H3
InChIKeyMFZWMTSUNYWVBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count49
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count51
Aromatic Bond Count12

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB14061 
NameHycanthone
Groups experimental
DescriptionPotentially toxic, but effective antischistosomal agent, it is a metabolite of LUCANTHONE. Hycanthone was approved by the FDA in 1975 but is no longer used.
Synonyms
  • 1-((2-(Diethylamino)ethyl)amino)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-9H-thioxanthen-9-one
  • Hycanthone mesylate
  • 1-((2-(Diethylamino)ethyl)amino)-4-(hydroxymethyl)thioxanthen-9-one
  • Hycanthone
  • Lucanthone metabolite
Categories
  • Anthelmintics
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antiparasitic Agents
  • Antiplatyhelmintic Agents
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring
CAS number3105-97-3

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
P-glycoprotein 1MDLEGDRNGGAKKKNFFKLNNKSEKDKKEKKPTVSVFSMFRYSNWLDKLY...unknowninhibitor
P-glycoprotein 1MDLEGDRNGGAKKKNFFKLNNKSEKDKKEKKPTVSVFSMFRYSNWLDKLY...unknowninhibitor
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL22077
PubChem 3634
ChEMBL CHEMBL22077
ChEBI CHEBI:52768