Exametazime
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Exametazime
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
N-[(3R)-3-[ [3-[ [(2R,3E)-3-Hydroxyiminobutan-2-yl]amino]-2,2-dimethylpropyl]amino]butan-2-ylidene]hydroxylamine | |
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Formula | C13H28N4O2 |
Mol. mass | 272.387 g/mol |
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Bioavailability | ? |
Metabolism | ? |
Half life | ? |
Excretion | ? |
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Routes | Intravenous |
Exametazime, when used in combination with the radioisotope technetium-99m, is a drug used in the detection of altered regional cerebral perfusion in stroke, and in the localization of intra-abdominal infection and inflammatory bowel disease. It has the brand name Ceretec.