Tilorone

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Tilorone
Tilorone.svg
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comInternational Drug Names
Routes of
administration
By mouth (tablets)
ATC code
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability60%
Protein binding~80%
MetabolismNil
Elimination half-life48 hours
ExcretionFeces (70%), urine (9%)[1]
Identifiers
  • 2,7-Bis(2-diethylaminoethoxy)fluoren-9-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H34N2O3
Molar mass410.558 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCN(CC)CCOc1ccc-2c(c1)C(=O)c3c2ccc(c3)OCCN(CC)CC
  • InChI=1S/C25H34N2O3/c1-5-26(6-2)13-15-29-19-9-11-21-22-12-10-20(30-16-14-27(7-3)8-4)18-24(22)25(28)23(21)17-19/h9-12,17-18H,5-8,13-16H2,1-4H3 ☒N
  • Key:MPMFCABZENCRHV-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
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Tilorone (trade names Amixin, Lavomax and others) is the first recognized synthetic, small molecular weight compound that is an orally active interferon inducer.[2] It is used as an antiviral drug. It is effective against Ebola virus in mice.[3]

Pharmacology[]

Tilorone activates the production of interferon.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Registry of Medicinal Products (RLS). Tilorone: Prescribing Information" (in Russian). Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Stringfellow D, Glasgow L (1972). "Tilorone hydrochloride: an oral interferon-inducing agent". Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2 (2): 73–8. doi:10.1128/aac.2.2.73. PMC 444270. PMID 4670490.
  3. ^ Ekins, S.; Lingerfelt, M. A.; Comer, J. E.; Freiberg, A. N.; Mirsalis, J. C.; O'Loughlin, K.; Harutyunyan, A.; McFarlane, C.; Green, C. E.; Madrid, P. B. (2018). "Efficacy of Tilorone Dihydrochloride against Ebola Virus Infection". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 62 (2). doi:10.1128/AAC.01711-17. PMC 5786809. PMID 29133569.
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