CHEBI:3238 - butenafine

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ChEBI Name butenafine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:3238
Definition Trimethylamine in which hydrogen atoms attached to different methyl groups are substituted by 1-naphthyl and 4-tert-butylphenyl groups. It is an inhibitor of squalene epoxidase, an enzyme responsible for the creation of sterols needed in fungal cell membranes, and is used as its hydrochloride salt for treatment of dermatological fungal infections.
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Secondary ChEBI IDs CHEBI:205442
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Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): antifungal drug
Any antifungal agent used to prevent or treat fungal infections in humans or animals.
EC 1.14.13.132 (squalene monooxygenase) inhibitor
An EC 1.14.13.* (oxidoreductase acting on paired donors, incorporating 1 atom of oxygen, with NADH or NADPH as one donor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of squalene monooxygenase (EC 1.14.13.132).
Application(s): antifungal drug
Any antifungal agent used to prevent or treat fungal infections in humans or animals.
Related Structures
butenafine is a Structural Derivative of
ammonia
Mass : 17.03056
Formula : H3N
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