FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: deferiprone
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General Information
Name
deferiprone
FlyBase ID
FBch0000849
ChEBI Name
deferiprone
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:68554
PubChem Name
Deferiprone
PubChem ID
CID:2972
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of deferiprone
deferiprone
InChIKey

TZXKOCQBRNJULO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Deferiprone is a member of the class of 4-pyridones that is pyridin-4(1H)-one substituted at positions 1 and 2 by methyl groups and at position 3 by a hydroxy group. A lipid-soluble iron-chelator used for treatment of thalassaemia. It has a role as an iron chelator and a protective agent.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (21)
Synonyms
1,2-Dimethyl-3-hydroxypyrid-4-one
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
1,2-Dimethyl-3-hydroxypyridine-4-one
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxy-4-pyridone
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypyrid-4-one
(PubChem, 2019-)
1,2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypyridine-4-one
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-Hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-4(1H)-pyridone
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-4(1h)-pyridone
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethylpyridin-4(1H)-one
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethylpyridin-4(1h)-one
(PubChem, 2019-)
30652-11-0
(PubChem, 2019-)
4(1H)-Pyridinone, 3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-
(PubChem, 2019-)
4(1h)-pyridinone, 3-hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-
(PubChem, 2019-)
CP20
(PubChem, 2019-)
Deferiprone
(Bearden et al., 2024)
Ferriprox
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:2972
(PubChem, 2019-)
cp20
(PubChem, 2019-)
deferiprone
(Barone et al., 2025, Tendero-Lopez et al., 2025, Ma et al., 2024, Agostini et al., 2023, Dutta et al., 2023, Yoo et al., 2022, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
deferiprone [3-Hydroxy-1,2-dimethyl-4(1H)-pyridone
(Farkaš et al., 2018)
ferriprox
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:2972
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (11)