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bethanechol

Term ID
CHEBI:3084
Synonyms
  • (2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium carbamate
  • 2-(carbamoyloxy)-N,N,N-trimethylpropan-1-aminium
  • 2-carbamoyloxypropyl-trimethylazanium
  • amidopropyldimethylbetaine
  • Bethanechol
  • carbamoyl-beta-methylcholine
  • carbamyl-beta-methylcholine
Definition
The carbamic acid ester of 2-methylcholine. A slowly hydrolysed muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects, it is used as its chloride salt to increase smooth muscle tone, as in the gastrointestinal tract following abdominal surgery, treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and as an alternative to catheterisation in the treatment of non-obstructive urinary retention.
References
  • Beilstein:1773706
  • CAS:674-38-4
  • DrugBank:DB01019
  • Drug_Central:358
  • KEGG:C06850
  • LINCS:LSM-5196
  • PMID:17889543
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
has_role
inverse has_part
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from bethanechol
Phenotype where environments contain bethanechol
Phenotype modified by environments containing bethanechol
Human Disease Model