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Prenylamine

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Definition: A drug formerly used in the treatment of angina pectoris but superseded by less hazardous drugs. Prenylamine depletes myocardial catecholamine stores and has some calcium channel blocking activity. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1406)     
Pharmacological Action Adrenergic Agents; Calcium Channel Blockers; Vasodilator Agents
Other names Segontin; Difril; Corontin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
prenyl-1,2-naphthohydroquinone  0   *Naphthoquinones Prenylamine/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem. 2005 Dec 15;13(24):6645-50
prenylamine lactate  69-43-2   *Lactates *Prenylamine Calmodulin/antagonists & inhibitors. Endocrinol Jpn 1987;34(1):89
droprenylamine  57653-27-7 benzenepropanamine, N-(2-cyclohexyl-1-methylethyl)-gamma-phenyl  Prenylamine/*analogs & derivatives. Br J Pharmacol 59(2):311;1977

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