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Cimetidine

CHEBI:CHEBI_3699

Definition

A member of the class of guanidines that consists of guanidine carrying a methyl substituent at position 1, a cyano group at position 2 and a 2-{[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]sulfanyl}ethyl group at position 3. It is a H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in stomach.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C10H16N6S
Molecular Mass
252.34048
Charge
0
SMILES
CN\C(NCCSCc1nc[nH]c1C)=N\C#N
InChI
InChI=1S/C10H16N6S/c1-8-9(16-7-15-8)5-17-4-3-13-10(12-2)14-6-11/h7H,3-5H2,1-2H3,(H,15,16)(H2,12,13,14)
InChIKey
AQIXAKUUQRKLND-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 1-Cyano-2-methyl-3-(2-(((5-methyl-4-imidazolyl)methyl)thio)ethyl)guanidine
  • 2-cyano-1-methyl-3-(2-(((5-methylimidazol-4-yl)methyl)thio)ethyl)guanidine
  • 2-cyano-1-methyl-3-(2-{[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]sulfanyl}ethyl)guanidine
  • Cimetag
  • cimetidina
  • cimetidine
  • cimetidinum
  • N-cyano-N'-methyl-N''-(2-([(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]sulfanyl)ethyl)guanidine
  • N''-cyano-N-methyl-N'-(2-{[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]thio}ethyl)guanidine
  • Tagamet HB 200
  • Ulcerfen

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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  • Drug interactions may occur with other medications.

Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
2541
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Additional References

Wikipedia:Cimetidine

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