CHEBI:7550 - nicardipine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:7550
ChEBI Namenicardipine
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DefinitionA racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-nicardipine. It is a calcium channel blocker which is used to treat hypertension.
Last Modified14 October 2021
FormulaC26H29N3O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass479.533
Monoisotopic Mass479.20564
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
autophagy inhibitor  Any compound that inhibits the process of autophagy (the self-digestion of one or more components of a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell).
calcium channel blocker  One of a class of drugs that acts by selective inhibition of calcium influx through cell membranes or on the release and binding of calcium in intracellular pools.
Applications:
antineoplastic agent  A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms.
vasodilator agent  A drug used to cause dilation of the blood vessels.
cardiovascular drug  A drug that affects the rate or intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameter or blood volume.
antihypertensive agent  Any drug used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has part (R)-nicardipine (CHEBI:180904)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has part (S)-nicardipine (CHEBI:135777)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has role antihypertensive agent (CHEBI:35674)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has role autophagy inhibitor (CHEBI:88230)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has role calcium channel blocker (CHEBI:38215)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has role cardiovascular drug (CHEBI:35554)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) has role vasodilator agent (CHEBI:35620)
nicardipine (CHEBI:7550) is a racemate (CHEBI:60911)
IUPAC Name 
2-[benzyl(methyl)amino]ethyl methyl (4RS)-2,6-dimethyl-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate
INNs  Source
nicardipineWHO MedNet
nicardipineWHO MedNet
nicardipineumWHO MedNet
nicardipinoWHO MedNet
Synonyms  Source
rac-nicardipineChEBI
(RS)-nicardipineChEBI
(±)-nicardipineDrugCentral
Nicardipine (stn)ChEMBL
perpidineDrugCentral
racemic nicardipineChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
1909DrugCentral
4319ChemSpider
C07264KEGG COMPOUND
D08270KEGG DRUG
DB00622DrugBank
HMDB0014760HMDB
LSM-1418LINCS
NicardipineWikipedia
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:504321Reaxys
CAS:55985-32-5ChemIDplus
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