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Amantadine hydrochloride

Catalog No. S2451 Name Selleck Chemicals
CAS Number 665-66-7 Website http://www.selleckchem.com
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Storage -20°C Chembase ID: 55388

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
adamantan-1-amine hydrochloride
IUPAC Traditional name
amantidine hydrochloride
Synonyms
Symmetrel

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 665-66-7

PROPERTIES

Salt Data hydrochloride
Storage Condition -20°C

DETAILS

Description (English)
Research Area: Infection
Biological Activity:
Amantadine hydrochloride(Symmetrel) is used to treat or prevent infections of the respiratory tract caused by a certain virus. It acts by slowing the growth of the virus. Amantadine is also used to treat symptoms of Parkinson s disease and to treat the side effects caused by certain psychiatric drugs. Amantadine is the organic compound known formally as 1-aminoadamantane. The molecule consists of adamantane backbone that is substituted at one of the four methyne positions with an amino group.[1]

REFERENCES

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amantadine