Lucanthone
|  | |
|  | |
| Clinical data | |
|---|---|
| ATC code | none | 
| Identifiers | |
| 
 | |
| CAS Number | 479-50-5  | 
| PubChem (CID) | 10180 | 
| DrugBank | DB04967  | 
| ChemSpider | 9772  | 
| UNII | FC6D57000M  | 
| ChEBI | CHEBI:51052  | 
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.006.849 | 
| Chemical and physical data | |
| Formula | C20H24N2OS | 
| Molar mass | 340.48 g/mol | 
|   (what is this?)  (verify) | |
Lucanthone is a drug used in chemotherapy. It is a prodrug and is converted to the active metabolite hycanthone.
Mechanism of action
Hycanthone binds to acetylcholine receptors in the worm and results in increased sensitivity to stimulation by 5-HT causing increase in motility, paired worms are separated and reproduction is stopped. It causes damage of the integument and vitelline duct.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/28/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.