dipivefrin

Term ID

CHEBI:4646

Synonyms

• (+-)-4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-o-phenylene divavalate
• 1-(3',4'-dipivaloyloxyphenyl)-2-methylamino-1-ethanol
• 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]-o-phenylene divavalate
• 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,2-diyl bis(2,2-dimethylpropanoate)
• dipivalyl epinephrine
• Dipivefrin
• dipivefrina
• Dipivefrine
• dipivefrinum

Definition

The dipivalate ester of (±)-epinephrine (racepinephrine). A pro-drug of epinephrine, the hydrochloride is used topically as eye drops to reduce intra-ocular pressure in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

References

• beilstein:2165183
• cas:52365-63-6
• drugbank:DB00449
• drugcentral:922
• kegg.compound:C06963
• kegg.drug:D02349
• lincs.smallmolecule:LSM-1583
• patent:DE2152058
• patent:DE2343657
• patent:US3809714
• patent:US4085270
• wikipedia.en:Dipivefrin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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