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Atovaquone
- CAS number
- 95233-18-4
- Molecular formula
- C22H19ClO3
- Molecular weight
- 366.8 g/mol

About this molecule
Atovaquone is a naphthoquinone compound having a 4-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl group at the 2-position and a hydroxy substituent at the 3-position. It has a role as an antifungal agent, an antimalarial, an EC 1.6.5.3 [NADH:ubiquinone reductase (H(+)-translocating)] inhibitor, an EC 1.3.5.2 [dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (quinone)] inhibitor and an EC 1.10.2.2 (quinol--cytochrome-c reductase) inhibitor. It is a hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and a member of monochlorobenzenes.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 3-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-hydroxynaphthalene-1,2-dione
- InChIKey
- BSJMWHQBCZFXBR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1CC(CCC1C2=CC=C(C=C2)Cl)C3=C(C4=CC=CC=C4C(=O)C3=O)O
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 137732-39-9 · 94015-53-9
- PubChem CID
- 74989
Also known as
630-425-2 · Mepron · Wellvone · cis-Atovaquone · Acuvel · Atavaquone · 566C80 · Mepron (antipneumocystic)
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