Amiloride

A pyrazine compound inhibiting sodium reabsorption through sodium channels in renal epithelial cells. This inhibition creates a negative potential in the luminal membranes of principal cells, located in the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct. Negative potential reduces secretion of potassium and hydrogen ions. Amiloride is used in conjunction with diuretics to spare potassium loss. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p705). Inhibition or activation of cholinesterases depending on substrates

General

Type : Carboxamide,Drug,Pyridine,Not A\/B H target

Chemical_Nomenclature : 3,5-diamino-6-chloro-N-(diaminomethylidene)pyrazine-2-carboxamide

Canonical SMILES : C1(=C(N=C(C(=N1)Cl)N)N)C(=O)N=C(N)N

InChI : InChI=1S\/C6H8ClN7O\/c7-2-4(9)13-3(8)1(12-2)5(15)14-6(10)11\/h(H4,8,9,13)(H4,10,11,14,15)

InChIKey : XSDQTOBWRPYKKA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Other name(s) : 3,5-diamino-N-(aminoiminomethyl)-6-chloropyrazineearboxamide,Midamor,Amipramidin,Guanamprazine,Amipramizid,Amipramizide


MW : 229.62

Formula : C6H8ClN7O

CAS_number :

PubChem : 16231

UniChem : XSDQTOBWRPYKKA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

IUPHAR : 2421

Wikipedia : Amiloride

Target

Families : Amiloride ligand of proteins in family: ACHE || BCHE

Stucture :

Protein :

References (3)

Title : Substrate dependence of amiloride- and soman-induced conformation changes of butyrylcholinesterase as evidenced by high-pressure perturbation - Clery_1995_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_1250_19
Author(s) : Clery C , Heiber-Langer I , Channac L , David L , Balny C , Masson P
Ref : Biochimica & Biophysica Acta , 1250 :19 , 1995
Abstract : Clery_1995_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_1250_19
ESTHER : Clery_1995_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_1250_19
PubMedSearch : Clery_1995_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_1250_19
PubMedID: 7612649

Title : The interaction of amiloride with acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase - Zemach_1990_FEBS.Lett_263_166
Author(s) : Zemach L , Segal D , Shalitin Y
Ref : FEBS Letters , 263 :166 , 1990
Abstract : Zemach_1990_FEBS.Lett_263_166
ESTHER : Zemach_1990_FEBS.Lett_263_166
PubMedSearch : Zemach_1990_FEBS.Lett_263_166
PubMedID: 2332047

Title : Amiloride is a cholinergic antagonist in the rabbit pancreas - Kuijpers_1984_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_804_237
Author(s) : Kuijpers GA , De Pont JJ , Van Nooy IG , Fleuren-Jakobs AM , Bonting SL , Rodrigues de Miranda JF
Ref : Biochimica & Biophysica Acta , 804 :237 , 1984
Abstract : Kuijpers_1984_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_804_237
ESTHER : Kuijpers_1984_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_804_237
PubMedSearch : Kuijpers_1984_Biochim.Biophys.Acta_804_237
PubMedID: 6202328