biguanides

Term ID

CHEBI:53662

Synonyms

Definition

A class of oral hypoglycemic drugs used for diabetes mellitus or prediabetes treatment. They have a structure based on the 2-carbamimidoylguanidine skeleton.

References

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: guanidines

guanidines Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: alexidine buformin chlorhexidine m-Chlorophenylbiguanide N-(diaminomethylidene)-4-morpholinecarboximidamide ... Show All 7 Terms

alexidine buformin chlorhexidine m-Chlorophenylbiguanide N-(diaminomethylidene)-4-morpholinecarboximidamide phenformin proguanil Show first 5 Terms
has_role: hypoglycemic agent

hypoglycemic agent Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from biguanides

Phenotype where environments contain biguanides

Phenotype modified by environments containing biguanides

Human Disease / Model Data

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