Metocurine

Metocurine
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (1β)-6,6',7',12'-tetramethoxy-2,2,2',2'-tetramethyltubocuraran-2,2'-diium;
CAS Number	5152-30-7;
PubChem CID	21233;
DrugBank	DB01336;
ChemSpider	19961;
UNII	V0M92G2U26;
KEGG	C07919;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1259 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0048262 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C40H48N2O6
Molar mass	652.832 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES C[N+]1(CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2[C@@H]1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C6[C@@H](CC7=CC(=C(C=C7)OC)O3)[N+](CCC6=CC(=C5OC)OC)(C)C)OC)C;

Metocurine is a muscle relaxant through neuromuscular blockade.^[1] It is excreted entirely through the kidneys and therefore should not be used in patients with kidney failure.

References

^ Fogdall RP (February 1978). "Anesthesiology-epitomes of progress: metocurine-a ;new' muscle relaxant". The Western Journal of Medicine. 128 (2): 148–9. PMC 1238025. PMID 18748141.

[Fogdall_1978-1] Fogdall RP (February 1978). "Anesthesiology-epitomes of progress: metocurine-a ;new' muscle relaxant". The Western Journal of Medicine. 128 (2): 148–9. PMC 1238025. PMID 18748141.

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