quinethazone   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 7289

Synonyms: Hydromox®
Approved drug
quinethazone is an approved drug
Compound class: Synthetic organic
Comment: Quinethazone is a diuretic.
2D Structure
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Physico-chemical Properties
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Hydrogen bond acceptors 6
Hydrogen bond donors 3
Rotatable bonds 2
Topological polar surface area 113.16
Molecular weight 289.03
XLogP 1.38
No. Lipinski's rules broken 0
SMILES / InChI / InChIKey
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Canonical SMILES CCC1Nc2cc(Cl)c(cc2C(=N1)O)S(=O)(=O)N
Isomeric SMILES CCC1Nc2cc(Cl)c(cc2C(=N1)O)S(=O)(=O)N
InChI InChI=1S/C10H12ClN3O3S/c1-2-9-13-7-4-6(11)8(18(12,16)17)3-5(7)10(15)14-9/h3-4,9,13H,2H2,1H3,(H,14,15)(H2,12,16,17)
InChI Key AGMMTXLNIQSRCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
Used to treat hypertension. There is no information regarding approval for clinical use of this drug on the US FDA or European Medicines Agency websites. Individual national approval agencies may have granted marketing authorisation.
Mechanism Of Action and Pharmacodynamic Effects Click here for help
Reduces water retention by inhibiting Na+/Cl- reabsorption from the distal convoluted tubules in the kidneys by inhibiting the Na-Cl symporter SLC12A3. This helps to reduce blood pressure.