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An acridine derivative formerly widely used as an antimalarial but superseded by chloroquine in recent years.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.