Amikhelline

Amikhelline is an antimitotic drug.[1] It acts as a DNA intercalator[2] and inhibits DNA polymerase.[3]

Amikhelline

Clinical data
ATC code	none
Pharmacokinetic data
Metabolism	none
Identifiers
IUPAC name 9-(2-diethylaminoethoxy)-4-hydroxy-7-methylpyrano[3,2-f][1]benzoxol-5-one
CAS Number	4439-67-2
PubChem CID	71198
ChemSpider	64334
UNII	BD9T227F6M
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104025
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20196151
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C18H21NO5
Molar mass	331.368 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C/1c3c(O\C(=C\1)C)c(OCCN(CC)CC)c2occc2c3O
InChI InChI=1S/C18H21NO5/c1-4-19(5-2)7-9-23-18-16-12(6-8-22-16)15(21)14-13(20)10-11(3)24-17(14)18/h6,8,10,21H,4-5,7,9H2,1-3H3 Key:QZBPFSZZMYTRIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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References

1. Turchini MF, Geneix A, Perissel B, Malet P, Turchini JP (1985). "[Characterization of chromosomal aberrations induced in man by various antimitotic agents]". Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie et de ses Filiales. 179 (3): 331–9. PMID 2417673.
2. Rucheton M, Jeanteur P (1973). "Studies on amikhellin. I. Intercalative binding to double-stranded DNA". Biochimie. 55 (11): 1415–20. doi:10.1016/s0300-9084(74)80548-1. PMID 4364376.
3. Rucheton M, Jeanteur P (1976). "Studies on amikhellin. II.-Inhibition of dna-polymerase from murine sarcoma leukemia virus". Biochimie. 58 (6): 689–95. doi:10.1016/s0300-9084(76)80393-8. PMID 60141.