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CHEBI:142552 - rac-tamsulosin
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:142552 |
| ChEBI Name | rac-tamsulosin |
| Stars | |
| ASCII Name | rac-tamsulosin |
| Definition | A racemate comprising equimolar amount of tamulosin and its enantiomer, ent-tamulosin. |
| Last Modified | 16 May 2019 |
| Submitter | Gareth Owen |
| Formula | C20H28N2O5S |
| Net Charge | 0 |
| Average Mass | 408.514 |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 408.17200 |
| Roles Classification |
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| Biological Role: | alpha-adrenergic antagonist An agent that binds to but does not activate α-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of endogenous or exogenous α-adrenergic agonists. α-Adrenergic antagonists are used in the treatment of hypertension, vasospasm, peripheral vascular disease, shock, and pheochromocytoma. |
| Application: | alpha-adrenergic antagonist An agent that binds to but does not activate α-adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of endogenous or exogenous α-adrenergic agonists. α-Adrenergic antagonists are used in the treatment of hypertension, vasospasm, peripheral vascular disease, shock, and pheochromocytoma. |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| rac-tamsulosin (CHEBI:142552) has part ent-tamsulosin (CHEBI:142548) |
| rac-tamsulosin (CHEBI:142552) has part tamsulosin (CHEBI:9398) |
| rac-tamsulosin (CHEBI:142552) has role α-adrenergic antagonist (CHEBI:37890) |
| rac-tamsulosin (CHEBI:142552) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| RS-tamsulosin | ChEBI |
| (±)-tamsulosin | ChEBI |
| Registry Numbers | Sources |
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| CAS:94666-07-6 | ChemIDplus |
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