General description
Quinidine is an alkaloid present in the bark of the Cinchona tree. It is the D-isomer of quinine, an antimalarial drug.
Application
Quinidine sulfate salt dihydrate has been used as an antiarrhythmic drug to study its effects on phosphorylation and mutations in the cardiac sodium channel Nav1.5.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Quinidine shows therapeutic effects against atrial fibrillation and cardiac arrhythmias.
Class IA antiarrhythmic; potassium channel blocker.
Features and Benefits
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- UPC:
- 51124306
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- 3-5 Days
- Weight:
- 1.00 Ounces
- HazmatClass:
- No
- MPN:
- Q0875-50G
- CAS:
- 6591-63-5