Teprenone

Teprenone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(5E,9E,13E)-6,10,14,18-tetramethylnonadeca-5,9,13,17-tetraen-2-one
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 6809-52-5
ATC code None
PubChem CID 5282199
UNII S8S8451A4O Y
KEGG D01827 Y
Chemical data
Formula C23H38O 
Mol. mass 330.547 g/mol
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Teprenone (or geranylgeranylacetone) is a pharmaceutical drug used for the treatment of gastric ulcers.[1]

In Japan it is sold under the brand name Selbex (セルベックス).

References

  1. ^ Kitahata H, Nozaki J, Kawahito S, Tomino T, Oshita S (September 2008). "Low-dose sevoflurane inhalation enhances late cardioprotection from the anti-ulcer drug geranylgeranylacetone". Anesth. Analg. 107 (3): 755–61. doi:10.1213/ane.0b013e31817f0e61. PMID 18713879. http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=18713879. 
Drugs for acid related disorders: Drugs for peptic ulcer and GERD/GORD (A02B)
H2 antagonists ("-tidine")
Prostaglandins (E)/analogues ("-prost-")
Proton-pump inhibitors ("-prazole")
Other
Acetoxolone • Alginic acid • Carbenoxolone • Cetraxate • Gefarnate • Pirenzepine • Telenzepine • Proglumide • Sucralfate • Sulglicotide • Teprenone • Troxipide • Zolimidine • Rebamipide •

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