FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: quinacrine
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General Information
Name
quinacrine
FlyBase ID
FBch0000844
ChEBI Name
quinacrine
ChEBI ID
PubChem Name
(+-)-Quinacrine
PubChem ID
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of quinacrine
quinacrine
InChIKey

GPKJTRJOBQGKQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Quinacrine is a member of the class of acridines that is acridine substituted by a chloro group at position 6, a methoxy group at position 2 and a [5-(diethylamino)pentan-2-yl]nitrilo group at position 9. It has a role as an antimalarial and an EC 1.8.1.12 (trypanothione-disulfide reductase) inhibitor. It is a member of acridines, an organochlorine compound, an aromatic ether and a tertiary amino compound. It derives from a hydride of an acridine.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (25)
Synonyms
2-methoxy-6-chloro-9-diethylaminopentylaminoacridine
3-chloro-7-methoxy-9-(1-methyl-4-diethylaminobutylamino)acridine
4-N-(6-chloro-2-methoxyacridin-9-yl)-1-N,1-N-diethylpentane-1,4-diamine
6-chloro-9-((4-(diethylamino)-1-methylbutyl)amino)-2-methoxyacridine
Acrinamine
Acriquine
Antimalarina
Haffkinine
Mepacrine
N(4)-(6-chloro-2-methoxy-9-acridinyl)-N(1),N(1)-diethyl-1,4-pentanediamine
PubChem:237
Quinacrine
Quinactine
acrinamine
acriquine
antimalarina
atabrine
haffkinine
pubchem:237
quinactine
Secondary FlyBase IDs
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