General description
Quinacrine is an acridine derivative and a potent antimalarial agent.
Application
Quinacrine dihydrochloride has been used:
- in its uptake and accumulation studies in mouse lung slices using fluorescence microscope
- in the staining of ATP vesicles in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)
- in uptake-release assay for characterization of dense granule functionality of platelets
Biochem/physiol Actions
Quinacrine has anthelmintic functionality and used in the female sterilization. It is used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatic diseases. Apart from malaria, Quinacrine is effective for treating giardia and tapeworm infections. It inhibits nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity in addition to monoamine oxidase inhibition.
Non-selective MAO-A/B inhibitor.
Features and Benefits
This compound was developed by Bayer. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.
- UPC:
- 51433408
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- 3-5 Days
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- Q3251-25G
- CAS:
- 69-05-6
