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Pentifylline

Pentifylline is a vasodilator.

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Pentifylline
Clinical data
Other names1-Hexyltheophylline
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 1-Hexyl-3,7-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.012.584
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H20N4O2
Molar mass264.329 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCCN1C(=O)C2=C(N=CN2C)N(C1=O)C
  • InChI=1S/C13H20N4O2/c1-4-5-6-7-8-17-12(18)10-11(14-9-15(10)2)16(3)13(17)19/h9H,4-8H2,1-3H3 ☒N
  • Key:MRWQRJMESRRJJB-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
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Pentifylline (marketed as Cosaldon) is a vasodilator.1

References

References

  1. Bath PM, Bath-Hextall FJ (2004). "Pentoxifylline, propentofylline and pentifylline for acute ischaemic stroke". The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3) CD000162. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000162.pub2. PMID 15266424.