CHEBI:31460 - desferrioxamine B mesylate

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ChEBI Name desferrioxamine B mesylate
ChEBI ID CHEBI:31460
Definition A methanesulfonate salt obtained by reaction of desferrioxamine B with one molar equivalent of methanesulfonic acid. It is an iron-chelating medicine used to remove excess iron from the body. It binds to iron in the blood, which is then passed out in the urine.
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Formulae C25H48N6O8.CH4SO3
C26H52N6SO11
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 656.79092
Monoisotopic Mass 656.34148
InChI InChI=1S/C25H48N6O8.CH4O3S/c1-21(32)29(37)18-9-3-6-16-27-22(33)12-14-25(36)31(39)20-10-4-7-17-28-23(34)11-13-24(35)30(38)19-8-2-5-15-26;1-5(2,3)4/h37-39H,2-20,26H2,1H3,(H,27,33)(H,28,34);1H3,(H,2,3,4)
InChIKey IDDIJAWJANBQLJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES [H+].CS([O-])(=O)=O.CC(=O)N(O)CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(O)CCCCCNC(=O)CCC(=O)N(O)CCCCCN
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): iron chelator

Biological Role(s): ferroptosis inhibitor
Any substance that inhibits the process of ferroptosis (a type of programmed cell death dependent on iron and characterized by the accumulation of lipid peroxides) in organisms.
Application(s): antidote
Any protective agent counteracting or neutralizing the action of poisons.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing desferrioxamine B mesylate (CHEBI:31460) has part desferrioxamine B (CHEBI:4356)
desferrioxamine B mesylate (CHEBI:31460) has role antidote (CHEBI:50247)
desferrioxamine B mesylate (CHEBI:31460) has role ferroptosis inhibitor (CHEBI:173084)
desferrioxamine B mesylate (CHEBI:31460) has role iron chelator (CHEBI:38157)
desferrioxamine B mesylate (CHEBI:31460) is a methanesulfonate salt (CHEBI:38037)
IUPAC Name
N'-{5-[acetyl(hydroxy)amino]pentyl}-N-(5-{4-[(5-aminopentyl)(hydroxy)amino]-4-oxobutanamido}pentyl)-N-hydroxybutanediamide methanesulfonate
Synonyms Sources
Deferoxamine B mesylate ChemIDplus
Deferoxamine mesylate ChemIDplus
Deferoxamine methanesulfonate ChemIDplus
desferrioxamine B methanesulfonate ChemIDplus
desferrioxamine mesilate DrugBank
Desferrioxamine mesylate ChemIDplus
Desferrioxamine methanesulfonate ChemIDplus
Brand Names Sources
Desferal DrugBank
Desferin DrugBank
Manual Xrefs Databases
CPD-8951 MetaCyc
D01186 KEGG DRUG
DBSALT000964 DrugBank
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
138-14-7 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
6047788 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
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27 May 2021