Pyrantel
Product Specifications
UNSPSC Description
Pyrantel is an orally active anthelmintic and an agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR). Pyrantel can cause spasmodic muscle paralysis in parasites. Pyrantel can be used in the study of parasitic infections such as ascariasis, hookworm infections, intestinal worms (pinworm infections), trichinosis and trichinosis[1][2].
Target Antigen
Antibiotic; nAChR; Parasite
Type
Reference compound
Related Pathways
Anti-infection;Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel;Neuronal Signaling
Applications
COVID-19-immunoregulation
Field of Research
Infection
Assay Protocol
https://www.medchemexpress.com/pyrantel.html
Solubility
10 mM in DMSO
Smiles
CN1CCCN=C1/C=C/C2=CC=CS2
Molecular Weight
206.31
References & Citations
[1]Martin RJ, et al. Oxantel is an N-type (methyridine and nicotine) agonist not an L-type (levamisole and pyrantel) agonist: classification of cholinergic anthelmintics in Ascaris. Int J Parasitol. 2004 Aug;34(9):1083-90. |[2]Tritten L, et al. In vitro and in vivo efficacy of Monepantel (AAD 1566) against laboratory models of human intestinal nematode infections. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Dec;5(12):e1457.
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Product Datasheet
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-12641A/Pyrantel-DataSheet-MedChemExpress.pdf
Product MSDS
http://file.medchemexpress.com/batch_PDF/HY-12641A/
Clinical Information
Launched
CAS Number
15686-83-6
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