Synonyms: benflumetol
lumefantrine is an approved drug (FDA (2009) in combination with artemether)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Lumefantrine belongs to the aryl amino alcohols, a chemical class of antimalarial compounds that includes quinine, mefloquine and halofantrine.
Lumefantrine is a racemic mixture, with PubChem listing 9 stereoisotopes. The Malaria tab on this ligand page provides additional curator comments of relevance to the Guide to MALARIA PHARMACOLOGY. |
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Classification | |
Compound class | Synthetic organic |
Ligand families/groups | Antimalarial ligands |
Approved drug? | Yes (FDA (2009) in combination with artemether) |
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IUPAC Name |
2-(dibutylamino)-1-[(9Z)-2,7-dichloro-9-[(4-chlorophenyl)methylidene]fluoren-4-yl]ethanol |
International Nonproprietary Names | |
INN number | INN |
7610 | lumefantrine |
Synonyms |
benflumetol |
Database Links | |
CAS Registry No. | 82186-77-4 (source: Scifinder) |
ChEBI | CHEBI:156095 |
ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL38827 |
DrugBank Ligand | DB06708 |
DrugCentral Ligand | 1617 |
GtoPdb PubChem SID | 374883856 |
PubChem CID | 6437380 |
Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | DYLGFOYVTXJFJP-MYYYXRDXSA-N |
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