bethanidine (CHEBI:37937)

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ChEBI Name	bethanidine

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:37937

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Formula

C10H15N3

Net Charge

Average Mass

177.24632

Monoisotopic Mass

177.12660

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H15N3/c1-11-10(12-2)13-8-9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,8H2,1-2H3,(H2,11,12,13)

InChIKey

NIVZHWNOUVJHKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CN\C(NCc1ccccc1)=N/C

Roles Classification
Biological Role(s):	adrenergic antagonist An agent that binds to but does not activate adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of endogenous or exogenous adrenergic agonists.

Application(s):	antihypertensive agent Any drug used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular hypertension regardless of pharmacological mechanism. adrenergic antagonist An agent that binds to but does not activate adrenergic receptors thereby blocking the actions of endogenous or exogenous adrenergic agonists.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	bethanidine (CHEBI:37937) has role adrenergic antagonist (CHEBI:37887) bethanidine (CHEBI:37937) has role antihypertensive agent (CHEBI:35674) bethanidine (CHEBI:37937) is a guanidines (CHEBI:24436)

Incoming	bethanidine sulfate (CHEBI:31279) has functional parent bethanidine (CHEBI:37937)

IUPAC Name

1-benzyl-2,3-dimethylguanidine

Synonyms	Sources
betanidine	ChemIDplus
N,N'-dimethyl-N''-(phenylmethyl)-guanidine	ChemIDplus

Last Modified

22 February 2017

General Comment
2007-03-29	The name 'betanidin' is also used as a synonym, but should be reserved as a common name for the indole derivative CHEBI:3079.