SML1559
Furamidine dihydrochloride
≥98% (HPLC)
Synonym(s):
2,5-Bis(4-amidinophenyl)furan dihydrochloride, 4,4′-(2,5-Furandiyl)bis-benzenecarboximidamide dihydrochloride, DB 75, DB75, NSC 305831, WR199385
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H16N4O · 2HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
377.27
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77
Quality Level
assay
≥98% (HPLC)
form
powder
storage condition
desiccated
color
white to beige
solubility
H2O: 1 mg/mL, clear (warmed)
storage temp.
−20°C
SMILES string
[Cl-].[Cl-].N[C+](N)c1ccc(cc1)c2[o]c(cc2)c3ccc(cc3)[C+](N)N
InChI
1S/C18H16N4O.2ClH/c19-17(20)13-5-1-11(2-6-13)15-9-10-16(23-15)12-3-7-14(8-4-12)18(21)22;;/h1-10H,(H3,19,20)(H3,21,22);2*1H
InChI key
VXNYQUQHOUERTR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Furamidine dihydrochloride is an analog of the aromatic drug pentamidine and a substrate of the organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1). A number of prodrugs of furamidine dihydrochloride are being synthesised and are in clinical trial stages.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Furamidine (DB75) binds to strings of AT base pair sequences in DNA′s minor groove. Furamidine was originally developed as an anti-parasitic compound for a variety of diseases including Chagas′ disease. Furamidine targets AT rich sequences in trypanosome kinetoplast minicircle DNA (kDNA), resulting in subsequent destruction of the kinetoplast and cell death. Furamidine has also been found to inihbit tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase (Tdp1) and act as a selective protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) inhibitor with an IC50 of 9.4μM.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
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Antiparasitic Compounds That Target DNA
Wilson
Biochimie, 90(7), 999-1014 (2008)
Xin Ming et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 37(2), 424-430 (2008-10-31)
The antiparasitic activity of aromatic diamidine drugs, pentamidine and furamidine, depends on their entry into the pathogenic protozoa via membrane transporters. However, no such diamidine transporter has been identified in mammalian cells. The goal of this study is to investigate
Leilei Yan et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 57(6), 2611-2622 (2014-02-26)
Protein arginine methylation is a posttranslational modification critical for a variety of biological processes. Misregulation of protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) has been linked to many pathological conditions. Most current PRMT inhibitors display limited specificity and selectivity, indiscriminately targeting many methyltransferase