Cicletanine

Cicletanine
Cicletanine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-(4-Chlorophenyl)-6-methyl-1,3-dihydrofuro[3,4-c]pyridin-7-ol
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Routes Oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding 97.3%
Half-life 7.9 h
Identifiers
CAS number 89943-82-8
ATC code C03BX03
PubChem CID 54910
ChemSpider 49583 YesY
UNII CHG7QC509W YesY
KEGG D03487 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL191886 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C14H12ClNO2 
Mol. mass 261.703 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Cicletanine is a furopyridine low-ceiling diuretic drug, usually used in the treatment of hypertension.[1] The drug is manufactured by Ipsen and marketed by Recordati (in France) under the trade name Tenstaten.

It appears to be more potent in salt-sensitive hypertension.[2]

Mechanism

It can inhibit protein kinase C.[3]

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