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CHEBI:53662 - biguanides

ChEBI IDCHEBI:53662
ChEBI Namebiguanides
Stars
DefinitionA class of oral hypoglycemic drugs used for diabetes mellitus or prediabetes treatment. They have a structure based on the 2-carbamimidoylguanidine skeleton.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:35529
Last Modified24 October 2014
SubmitterMarcus Ennis
Roles Classification
Application:
hypoglycemic agent  A drug which lowers the blood glucose level.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
biguanides (CHEBI:53662) has role hypoglycemic agent (CHEBI:35526)
biguanides (CHEBI:53662) is a guanidines (CHEBI:24436)
Incoming Relation(s)
alexidine (CHEBI:53661) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
buformin (CHEBI:3209) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
chlorhexidine (CHEBI:3614) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
etoformin (CHEBI:754585) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
etoformin hydrochloride (CHEBI:752099) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
m-Chlorophenylbiguanide (CHEBI:32347) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
moroxydine (CHEBI:749837) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
N-(diaminomethylidene)-4-morpholinecarboximidamide (CHEBI:94665) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
phenformin (CHEBI:8064) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
phenformin hydrochloride (CHEBI:749855) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
polihexanide (CHEBI:752331) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)
proguanil (CHEBI:8455) is a biguanides (CHEBI:53662)