Picotamide

Picotamide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-methoxy-N,N'-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)isophthalamide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Identifiers
B01AC03
PubChem CID 4814
ChemSpider 4649 Yes
UNII 654G2VCI4Q Yes
Chemical data
Formula C21H20N4O3
376.409 g/mol
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Picotamide is a platelet aggregation inhibitor. It works as a thromboxane synthase inhibitor and a thromboxane receptor inhibitor, the latter by modifying cellular responses to activation of the thromboxane receptor.[1]

References

  1. Ratti, S; Quarato, P; Casagrande, C; Fumagalli, R; Corsini, A (1998). "Picotamide, an antithromboxane agent, inhibits the migration and proliferation of arterial myocytes". European Journal of Pharmacology 355 (1): 77–83. doi:10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00467-1. PMID 9754941.

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