Bunamidine

Bunamidine
Identifiers
	IUPAC name N,N-Dibutyl-4-hexoxynaphthalene-1-carboximidamide;
CAS Number	3748-77-4;
PubChem CID	13986;
DrugBank	DB11501;
ChemSpider	11644438;
UNII	A9IW1G3P6C;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1355596;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4048272 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C25H38N2O
Molar mass	382.592 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCCCCCOC1=CC=C(C2=CC=CC=C21)C(=N)N(CCCC)CCCC;
	InChI InChI=1S/C25H38N2O/c1-4-7-10-13-20-28-24-17-16-23(21-14-11-12-15-22(21)24)25(26)27(18-8-5-2)19-9-6-3/h11-12,14-17,26H,4-10,13,18-20H2,1-3H3; Key:FGGFIMIICGZCCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

Bunamidine is an anthelmintic drug used in veterinary medicine to treat infections by tapeworm parasites of the genus Taenia;^[1] thus it is classified as a taeniacide.

It is also effective against Echinococcus granulosus (dog tapeworm)^[2] and Hymenolepis diminuta (rat tapeworm).^[3]

References

^ "Bunamidine". DrugBank.
^ Andersen FL, Loveless RM, Jensen LA (May 1975). "Efficacy of bunamidine hydrochloride against immature and mature stages of Echinococcus granulosus". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 36 (5): 673–675. PMID 1169897.
^ Chatfield RC, Yeary RA (1979). "The effects of bunamidine HCL on Hymenolepis diminuta in vitro". Veterinary Parasitology. 5 (2–3): 177–193. doi:10.1016/0304-4017(79)90008-6.

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[1] "Bunamidine". DrugBank.

[2] Andersen FL, Loveless RM, Jensen LA (May 1975). "Efficacy of bunamidine hydrochloride against immature and mature stages of Echinococcus granulosus". American Journal of Veterinary Research. 36 (5): 673–675. PMID 1169897.

[3] Chatfield RC, Yeary RA (1979). "The effects of bunamidine HCL on Hymenolepis diminuta in vitro". Veterinary Parasitology. 5 (2–3): 177–193. doi:10.1016/0304-4017(79)90008-6.

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