chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268)

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CHEBI:748268 - chloroquine phosphate

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:748268
ChEBI Name	chloroquine phosphate
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Last Modified	29 June 2026
Submitter	ChEMBL

Roles Classification

Biological Roles:

antimalarial A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.

anti-HIV agent An antiviral agent that destroys or inhibits the replication of the human immunodeficiency virus.

antiviral agent A substance that destroys or inhibits replication of viruses.

Applications:

antimalarial A drug used in the treatment of malaria. Antimalarials are usually classified on the basis of their action against Plasmodia at different stages in their life cycle in the human.

antirheumatic drug A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

anti-arrhythmia drug A drug used for the treatment or prevention of cardiac arrhythmias. Anti-arrhythmia drugs may affect the polarisation-repolarisation phase of the action potential, its excitability or refractoriness, or impulse conduction or membrane responsiveness within cardiac fibres.

ChEBI Ontology

Outgoing Relation(s)
	chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268) has role anti-arrhythmia drug (CHEBI:38070)
	chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268) has role anti-HIV agent (CHEBI:64946)
	chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268) has role antimalarial (CHEBI:38068)
	chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268) has role antirheumatic drug (CHEBI:35842)
	chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268) has role antiviral agent (CHEBI:22587)
	chloroquine phosphate (CHEBI:748268) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)

Synonyms	Source
Arechin	ChEMBL
Chloroquini phosphas	ChEMBL
Malaquin	ChEMBL
NSC-14050	ChEMBL
Resochin	ChEMBL
SN-7618	ChEMBL

Brand Names	Source
Avloclor	ChEMBL
Malarivon	ChEMBL

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