quinine

MediLexicon quinine - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'quinine'

[1. The most important of the alkaloids derived from cinchona; an antimalarial effective against the asexual and erythrocytic forms of the parasite, but having no effect on the exoerythrocytic (tissue) forms. It does not produce a radical cure of malaria produced by Plasmodium vivax, P. malariae, or P. ovale, but is used in the treatment of chloroquine-resistant strains of P. falciparum.

Molecular Formula: C20H24N2O2


InChI: InChI=1/C20H24N2O2/c1-3-13-12-22-9-7-14(13)10-19(22)20(23)16-6-8-21-18-5-4-15(24-2)11-17(16)18/h3-6,8,11,13-14,19-20,23H,1,7,9-10,12H2,2H3/t13-,14+,19-,20+/m0/s1

InChIKey: InChIKey=LOUPRKONTZGTKE-FOEVPDMQBV
SMILES: [H][C@]12CCN(C[C@@H]1C=C)[C@@]([H])(C2)[C@H](O)C3=CC=NC4=CC=C(OC)C=C34

Names:
    Quinine
    quinine
    Quinine
    quinine
    (S)-[(4R,5S,7S)-5-ethenyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-7-yl]-(6-methoxyquinolin-4-yl)methanol

Registries:
    PubChem CID 441073
    ChEBI 15854
    Kegg C06526
    PubChem ID 15272973
    PubChem ID 8757