minoxidil (CHEBI:6942)

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ChEBI Name	minoxidil

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:6942

Definition	A pyrimidine N-oxide that is pyrimidine-2,4-diamine 3-oxide substituted by a piperidin-1-yl group at position 6.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:49774

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Formula

C9H15N5O

Net Charge

Average Mass

209.24830

Monoisotopic Mass

209.12766

InChI

InChI=1S/C9H15N5O/c10-7-6-8(12-9(11)14(7)15)13-4-2-1-3-5-13/h6H,1-5,10H2,(H2,11,12)

InChIKey

ZFMITUMMTDLWHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

Nc1cc(nc(N)[n+]1[O-])N1CCCCC1

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid). (via organic amino compound )

Application(s):	vasodilator agent A drug used to cause dilation of the blood vessels. antihypertensive agent Any drug used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	minoxidil (CHEBI:6942) has role antihypertensive agent (CHEBI:35674) minoxidil (CHEBI:6942) has role vasodilator agent (CHEBI:35620) minoxidil (CHEBI:6942) is a aminopyrimidine (CHEBI:38338) minoxidil (CHEBI:6942) is a piperidines (CHEBI:26151) minoxidil (CHEBI:6942) is a pyrimidine N-oxide (CHEBI:50698)

IUPAC Name

6-(piperidin-1-yl)pyrimidine-2,4-diamine 3-oxide

Last Modified

22 February 2017

General Comment
2014-05-13	Minoxidil can be found in blood and urine samples of individuals who have taken this drug.