Impromidine

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Impromidine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-[3-(imidazol-4-yl)-propyl]-N'-{2-[(5-methylimidazol-
4-yl)methylthio]ethyl}-guanidine
Identifiers
CAS number 55273-05-7
ATC code  ?
PubChem 41376
Chemical data
Formula C14H23N7S 
Mol. mass 321.44 g/mol
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Impromidine (INN) is a highly potent and specific histamine H2 receptor agonist. [1]

It has been used diagnostically as a gastric secretion indicator.

See Histamine agonists.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Durant G, Duncan W, Ganellin C, Parsons M, Blakemore R, Rasmussen A (1978). "Impromidine (SK&F 92676) is a very potent and specific agonist for histamine H2 receptors". Nature 276 (5686): 403–5. doi:10.1038/276403a0. PMID 714166.