Quinacrine

Synonyms

1,4-Pentanediamine, N4-(6-chloro-2-methoxy-9-acridinyl)-N1,N1-diethyl-

Acrichine

Atabrine

Atebrin

Dihydrochloride, Quinacrine

Dimesylate, Quinacrine

Hydrochloride, Quinacrine

Mepacrine

Monoacetate, Quinacrine

Monohydrochloride, Quinacrine

Monomesylate, Quinacrine

Quinacrine Dihydrochloride

Quinacrine Dihydrochloride, Dihydrate

Quinacrine Dihyrochloride, (R)-Isomer

Quinacrine Dihyrochloride, (S)-Isomer

Quinacrine Dimesylate

Quinacrine Hydrochloride

Quinacrine Monoacetate

Quinacrine Monohydrochloride

Quinacrine Monomesylate

Quinacrine, (+-)-Isomer

Quinacrine, (R)-Isomer

Quinacrine, (S)-Isomer

An acridine derivative formerly widely used as an antimalarial but superseded by chloroquine in recent years. It has also been used as an anthelmintic and in the treatment of giardiasis and malignant effusions. It is used in cell biological experiments as an inhibitor of phospholipase A2.