Ethylhydrocupreine

Ethylhydrocupreine (Optochin) is a quinine derivate with antimicrobial activity against S. pneumoniae. Ethylhydrocupreine also possesses antimalarial activity against Plasmodium falciparum, with an IC50 of 25.75 nM. Ethylhydrocupreine is a Gallus gallus taste 2 receptors (ggTas2r1, ggTas2r2 and ggTas2r7) agonist[1][2][3][4].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[522-60-1]

Product Name Alternative

Optochin

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302

Target

Bacterial; Parasite

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Applications

COVID-19-immunoregulation

Field of Research

Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/ethylhydrocupreine.html

Purity

99.64

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

O[C@@H]([C@@](C[C@@H]1CC2)([H])[N@@]2C[C@@H]1CC)C3=CC=NC(C=C4)=C3C=C4OCC

Molecular Formula

C21H28N2O2

Molecular Weight

340.46

Precautions

H302

References & Citations

[1]J A Kolmer, et al. CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC STUDIES WITH ETHYLHYDROCUPREINE HYDROCHLORIDE IN EXPERIMENTAL PNEUMOCOCCUS PLEURITIS. J Exp Med. 1921 May 31;33 (6) :693-711.|[2]Paulo R Cortes, et al. Subinhibitory Concentrations of Penicillin Increase the Mutation Rate to Optochin Resistance in Streptococcus Pneumoniae. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Nov;62 (5) :973-7.|[3]Nassira Mahmoudi, et al. Identification of New Antimalarial Drugs by Linear Discriminant Analysis and Topological Virtual Screening. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2006 Mar;57 (3) :489-97.|[4]Antonella Di Pizio, et al. Molecular Features Underlying Selectivity in Chicken Bitter Taste Receptors. Front Mol Biosci. 2018 Jan 31;5:6.