Synonyms: Bigumal® | chloroguanide | Paludrine®
proguanil is an approved drug (FDA (2000) in combination with atovaquone)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Proguanil is a biguanide derivative that, once administered, is converted to the active metabolite cycloguanil. It is an antimalarial drug, used in combination with atovaquone or with chloroquine.
The marketed formulations contain proguanil hydrochloride (PubChem CID 9570076). |
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Classification | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Ligand families/groups | Antimalarial ligands |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (2000) in combination with atovaquone) |
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IUPAC Name |
(1E)-1-[amino-(4-chloroanilino)methylidene]-2-propan-2-ylguanidine |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
418 | proguanil |
Synonyms |
Bigumal® | chloroguanide | Paludrine® |
Database Links | |
CAS Registry No. | 500-92-5 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEBI | CHEBI:8455 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1377 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB01131 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 2282 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 348353635 |
PubChem CID | 6178111 |
RCSB PDB Ligand | XEW |
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Wikipedia | Proguanil |