General
Preferred name
Amyl Nitrite
Synonyms
Nitramyl ()
Pentyl nitrite ()
P&D ID
PD009647
CAS
463-04-7
Tags
available
drug
Drug Status
approved
Drug indication
Angina pectoris
Structure
Probe scores
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Description
(extracted from source data)
PHARMACODYNAMICS Amyl nitrite, in common with other alkyl nitrites, is a potent vasodilator. It expands blood vessels, resulting in lowering of the blood pressure. Alkyl nitrite functions as a source of nitric oxide, which signals for relaxation of the involuntary muscles. Adverse effects are related to this pharmacological activity and include hypotension, headache, flushing of the face, tachycardia, dizziness, and relaxation of involuntary muscles, especially the blood vessel walls and the anal sphincter.
MOA Amyl nitrite's antianginal action is thought to be the result of a reduction in systemic and pulmonary arterial pressure (afterload) and decreased cardiac output because of peripheral vasodilation, rather than coronary artery dilation. Amyl nitrite is a source of nitric oxide, which accounts for the mechanism described above. As an antidote (to cyanide poisoning), amyl nitrite promotes formation of methemoglobin, which combines with cyanide to form nontoxic cyanmethemoglobin.
Compound Sets
4
DrugBank
DB01612
DrugBank Approved Drugs
DB01612
DrugMAP
DMJKO05
DrugMAP Approved Drugs
DMJKO05
External IDs
22
Properties
(calculated by RDKit )
Molecular Weight
117.08
Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
3
Hydrogen Bond Donors
0
Rotatable Bonds
5
Ring Count
0
Aromatic Ring Count
0
cLogP
1.87
TPSA
38.66
Fraction CSP3
1.0
Chiral centers
0.0
Largest ring
0.0
QED
0.31
Structural alerts
0
No structural alerts detected
Custom attributes
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Source data