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cilostamide

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More on Quinolones Definition: A group of derivatives of naphthyridine carboxylic acid, quinoline carboxylic acid, or NALIDIXIC ACID.  do not confuse with QUINOLINES    Other names Quinolinones; Oxoquinolines; Ketoquinolines
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
cilostamide [ N-cyclohexyl-N-methyl-4-(1,2-dihydro- 2-oxo-6-quinolyloxy)butyramide,OPC-3689 ]
  selective inhibitor of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase & platelet aggregation; structure 		68550-75-4 Butanamide, N-cyclohexyl-4-((1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-6-quinolinyl)oxy)-N-methyl  *Quinolones
Pharma Action Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors 		J Pharmacol Exp Ther 211(1):26;1979

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