Medical Definition of Mepacrine hydrochloride

1. An acridine derivative, C23H30ClN3O-2HCl-2H2O, used as an antimalarial that destroys the trophozoites of Plasmodium vivax and P. Falciparum, but does not affect the gametocytes, sporozoites, or exoerythrocytic stage of parasites; also used as an anthelmintic. As a dihydrochloride, it is used as a stain in cytogenetics to demonstrate Y chromatin by fluorescent microscopy. Quinacrine hydrochloride intercalates with DNA and also uncouples oxidative and photophosphorylation. Synonym: atebrine hydrochloride, mepacrine hydrochloride. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mepacrine Hydrochloride

menyie
menyies
menyvere
meou
meoued
meouing
meous
meow
meowed
meowier
meowiest
meowing
meows
meowy
mepacrine
mepacrine hydrochloride (current term)
mepartricin
mepazine acetate
mepenzolate
mepenzolate bromide
meperidine
meperidine hydrochloride
meperidines
meph
mephedrine
mephedrone
mephenesin
mephenoxalone
mephentermine
mephenytoin

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