Dimethyltubocurarinium chloride

Dimethyltubocurarinium chloride
Systematic (IUPAC) name

(1S,16R)-9,10,21,25-tetramethoxy-15,15,30,30-tetramethyl-7,23-dioxa-15,30-diazaheptacyclo[22.6.2.2^3,6.1^8,12.1^18,22.0^27,31.0^16,34]hexatriaconta-3,5,8(34),9,11,18(33),19,21,24,26,31,35-dodecaene-15,30-diium
Clinical data
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	^Y
ATC code	M03AA04
PubChem	CID 21233
DrugBank	DB00416^N
UNII	15BE4G33H2^N
Synonyms	(+)-O,O'-dimethyl-tubocurine
Chemical data
Formula	C₄₀H₄₈N₂O₆⁺²
Molecular mass	652.819 g/mol
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Dimethyltubocurarinium (INN), or metocurine (USAN), also known as dimethyltubocurarine, is a non-depolarizing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist used as a muscle relaxant.

References

Skeletal muscle relaxants (M03)

Peripherally acting
(primarily antinicotinic,
NMJ block)

Non-depolarizing

Curare alkaloids	Alcuronium Dimethyltubocurarine Tubocurarine

4° ammonium agents	ultra-short duration: Gantacurium short duration: Mivacurium Chandonium intermediate duration: Atracurium Cisatracurium Fazadinium Rocuronium Vecuronium long duration: Doxacurium Dimethyltubocurarine Pancuronium Pipecuronium Laudexium Gallamine unsorted: Hexafluronium (Hexafluorenium)

Depolarizing

Choline derivatives: Suxamethonium (Succinylcholine)

Polyalkylene derivatives: Hexamethonium

ACh release inhibitors

Botulinum toxin

Centrally acting

Carbamic acid esters	Carisoprodol Cyclarbamate Difebarbamate Febarbamate Meprobamate Methocarbamol Phenprobamate Styramate Tybamate

Benzodiazepines	Bromazepam Diazepam Clonazepam Flunitrazepam Lorazepam Nitrazepam Temazepam Tetrazepam

Nonbenzodiazepines	Eszopiclone

Thienodiazepines	Etizolam

Quinazolines	Methaqualone

Anticholinergics (Antimuscarinics)	Cyclobenzaprine Orphenadrine

Other	Arbaclofen placarbil Baclofen Chlormezanone Chlorphenesin Chlorzoxazone Donepezil Eperisone Fenyramidol Flopropione Gabapentin GHB Mephenesin Mephenoxalone Metaxalone Phenibut Pregabalin Pridinol Promoxolane Quinine Thiocolchicoside Tizanidine Tolperisone

Directly acting

Dantrolene

Index of muscle

Description	Anatomy head neck arms chest and back diaphragm abdomen genital area legs Muscle tissue Physiology connective tissue

Disease	Myopathy Soft tissue Connective tissue Congenital abdomen muscular dystrophy Neoplasms and cancer Injury Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Drugs anti-inflammatory muscle relaxants

Cholinergics

Receptor ligands

mACh	Agonists: 77-LH-28-1 AC-42 AC-260,584 Aceclidine Acetylcholine AF30 AF150(S) AF267B AFDX-384 Alvameline AQRA-741 Arecoline Bethanechol Butyrylcholine Carbachol CDD-0034 CDD-0078 CDD-0097 CDD-0098 CDD-0102 Cevimeline Choline cis-Dioxolane Ethoxysebacylcholine Itameline LY-593,039 L-689,660 LY-2,033,298 McNA343 Methacholine Milameline Muscarine NGX-267 Ocvimeline Oxotremorine PD-151,832 Pilocarpine RS86 Sabcomeline SDZ 210-086 Sebacylcholine Suberyldicholine Talsaclidine Tazomeline Thiopilocarpine Vedaclidine VU-0029767 VU-0090157 VU-0152099 VU-0152100 VU-0238429 WAY-132,983 Xanomeline YM-796 Antagonists: 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate 4-DAMP Aclidinium bromide Anisodamine Anisodine Antihistamines (first-generation) (e.g., brompheniramine, chlorphenamine, cyproheptadine, dimenhydrinate, diphenhydramine, doxylamine, mepyramine (pyrilamine), phenindamine, pheniramine, promethazine, tripelennamine, triprolidine) Atropine Atropine methonitrate Atypical antipsychotics (e.g., clozapine, olanzapine, quetiapine, zotepine) Benactyzine Benzatropine (benztropine) Benzydamine BIBN 99 Biperiden Bornaprine CAR-226,086 CAR-301,060 CAR-302,196 CAR-302,282 CAR-302,368 CAR-302,537 CAR-302,668 CS-27349 Cyclobenzaprine Cyclopentolate Darifenacin DAU-5884 Dimethindene Dexetimide DIBD Dicyclomine (dicycloverine) Ditran EA-3167 EA-3443 EA-3580 EA-3834 Etanautine Etybenzatropine (ethybenztropine) Flavoxate Himbacine HL-031,120 Ipratropium bromide J-104,129 Hyoscyamine Mamba toxin 3 Mamba toxin 7 Mazaticol Mebeverine Methoctramine Metixene N-Ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate N-Methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate Orphenadrine Otenzepad Oxybutynin PBID PD-102,807 PD-0298029 Phenglutarimide Phenyltoloxamine Pirenzepine Piroheptine Procyclidine Profenamine RU-47,213 SCH-57,790 SCH-72,788 SCH-217,443 Scopolamine (hyoscine) Solifenacin Telenzepine Tetracyclic antidepressants (e.g., amoxapine, maprotiline, mianserin, mirtazapine) Tiotropium bromide Tolterodine Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline, butriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, dosulepin (dothiepin), doxepin, imipramine, lofepramine, nortriptyline, protriptyline, trimipramine) Trihexyphenidyl Tripitamine Tropatepine Tropicamide Typical antipsychotics (e.g., chlorpromazine, loxapine, thioridazine) WIN-2299 Xanomeline Zamifenacin

nACh	Agonists: 5-HIAA A-84,543 A-366,833 A-582,941 A-867,744 ABT-202 ABT-418 ABT-560 ABT-894 Acetylcholine Altinicline Anabasine Anatoxin-a AR-R17779 Butinoline Butyrylcholine Carbachol Choline Cotinine Cytisine Decamethonium Desformylflustrabromine Dianicline Dimethylphenylpiperazinium Epibatidine Epiboxidine Ethanol Ethoxysebacylcholine EVP-4473 EVP-6124 Galantamine GTS-21 Ispronicline Ivermectin Levamisole Lobeline MEM-63,908 (RG-3487) Morantel Nicotine (tobacco) NS-1738 PHA-543,613 PHA-709,829 PNU-120,596 PNU-282,987 Pozanicline Rivanicline RJR-2429 Sazetidine A SB-206553 Sebacylcholine SIB-1508Y SIB-1553A SSR-180,711 Suberyldicholine Suxamethonium (succinylcholine) TC-1698 TC-1734 TC-1827 TC-2216 TC-5214 TC-5619 TC-6683 Tebanicline Tropisetron UB-165 Varenicline WAY-317,538 XY-4083 Antagonists: 18-MAC 18-MC α-Bungarotoxin α-Conotoxin ABT-126 Alcuronium Allopregnanolone Amantadine Anatruxonium AQW051 Atracurium Barbiturates (e.g., pentobarbital, sodium thiopental) Bupropion Chandonium Chlorisondamine Cisatracurium Coclaurine Coronaridine Cyclopropane Dacuronium Decamethonium Desflurane Dextromethorphan Dextropropoxyphene Dextrorphan Diadonium DHβE Dihydrochandonium Dimethyltubocurarine (metocurine) Dipyrandium Dizocilpine (MK-801) Doxacurium Encenicline Enflurane Esketamine Fazadinium Gallamine Halothane Hexafluronium Hexamethonium (benzohexonium) Hydroxybupropion Ibogaine Isoflurane Ketamine Kynurenic acid Laudexium (laudolissin) Levacetylmethadol Levomethadone Malouetine ME-18-MC Mecamylamine Memantine Methadone Methorphan (racemethorphan) Methyllycaconitine Metocurine Mivacurium Morphanol (racemorphan) Neramexane Nitrous oxide Pancuronium bromide Pempidine Pentamine Pentolinium Phencyclidine Pipecuronium Progesterone Promegestone Radafaxine Rapacuronium Reboxetine Rocuronium Sevoflurane Surugatoxin Thiocolchicoside Toxiferine Tramadol Trimetaphan camsilate (trimethaphan camsylate) Tropeinium Tubocurarine Vanoxerine Vecuronium Xenon

Transporter ligands

CHT	Inhibitors: Hemicholinium-3 (hemicholine) Triethylcholine Enhancers: Coluracetam

VAChT	Inhibitors: Vesamicol

Enzyme inhibitors

ChAT	1-(-Benzoylethyl)pyridinium 2-(α-Naphthoyl)ethyltrimethylammonium 3-Chloro-4-stillbazole 4-(1-Naphthylvinyl)pyridine Acetylseco hemicholinium-3 Acryloylcholine AF64A B115 BETA CM-54,903 N,N-Dimethylaminoethylacrylate N,N-Dimethylaminoethylchloroacetate

AChE	Reversible: Carbamates: Aldicarb Bendiocarb Bufencarb Carbaryl Carbendazim Carbetamide Carbofuran Chlorbufam Chloropropham Ethienocarb Ethiofencarb Fenobucarb Fenoxycarb Formetanate Furadan Ladostigil Methiocarb Methomyl Miotine Oxamyl Phenmedipham Pinmicarb Pirimicarb Propamocarb Propham Propoxur; Stigmines: Distigmine bromide Eptastigmine Ganstigmine Neostigmine Phenserine Physostigmine Pyridostigmine bromide Quilostigmine Rivastigmine Terestigmine; Others: Acotiamide Ambenonium Donepezil Caffeine Edrophonium Galantamine Huperzine A Ipidacrine Minaprine Tacrine Zanapezil Irreversible: Organophosphates: Acephate Azinphos-methyl Bensulide Cadusafos Chlorethoxyfos Chlorfenvinphos Chlorpyrifos Chlorpyrifos-methyl Coumaphos Cyclosarin Demeton Demeton-S-methyl Diazinon Dichlorvos Dicrotophos Diisopropyl fluorophosphate Diisopropylphosphate Dimethoate Dioxathion Disulfoton EA-3148 Echothiophate Ethion Ethoprop Fenamiphos Fenitrothion Fenthion Fosthiazate GV Isofluorophate Isoxathion Malaoxon Malathion Methamidophos Methidathion Metrifonate Mevinphos Monocrotophos Naled Novichok agent Omethoate Oxydemeton-methyl Paraoxon Parathion Parathion-methyl Phorate Phosalone Phosmet Phoxim Pirimiphos-methyl Sarin Soman Tabun Tebupirimfos Temefos Terbufos Tetrachlorvinphos Tribufos Trichlorfon VE VG VM VR VX; Others: Demecarium Onchidal (Onchidella binneyi)

BChE	Cymserine Note: Many of the AChE inhibitors listed above also act as BChE inhibitors.

Others

Precursors	Choline (lecithin) Citicoline Cyprodenate Dimethylethanolamine Glycerophosphocholine Meclofenoxate (centrophenoxine) Phosphatidylcholine Phosphatidylethanolamine Phosphorylcholine Pirisudanol

Cofactors	Acetic acid Acetylcarnitine Acetyl-coA Vitamin B₅

Others	Acetylcholine releasing agents: α-Latrotoxin β-Bungarotoxin; Acetylcholine release inhibitors: Botulinum toxin (Botox); Acetylcholinesterase reactivators: Asoxime Obidoxime Pralidoxime

Index of the central nervous system

Description	Anatomy meninges cortex association fibers commissural fibers lateral ventricles basal ganglia diencephalon mesencephalon pons cerebellum medulla spinal cord tracts Physiology neutrotransmission enzymes intermediates Development

Disease	Cerebral palsy Meningitis Demyelinating diseases Seizures and epilepsy Headache Stroke Sleep Congenital Injury Neoplasms and cancer Other paralytic syndromes ALS Symptoms and signs head and neck eponymous lesions Tests CSF

Treatment	Procedures Drugs general anesthetics analgesics addiction epilepsy cholinergics migraine Parkinson's vertigo other