quinidine gluconate

Quinate is an antiarrhythmic agent. Quinate is a potent, orally active, selective cytochrome P450db inhibitor. Quinate is also a K+ channel blocker with an IC50 of 19.9 μM. Quinate can be used for malaria research[1][2][3].

Research Areas >> Cancer

Research Areas >> Cardiovascular Disease

Research Areas >> Infection

Signaling Pathways >> Metabolic Enzyme/Protease >> Cytochrome P450

Signaling Pathways >> Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel >> Potassium Channel

Quinidine is an anti-arrythmic drug which affects ionic currents in heart muscle and which has also been shown to be a potent blocker of several classes of K+ channel in a variety of cell types[1]. Bath application of quinidine causes a dose-dependent reduction of the peak amplitude of Ik. The Kd for blockade of Ik at 0 mV is estimated to be 41 μM[1]. Quinidine elicits a dose-dependent increase of the rate of the decay of Ik and this effect is enhanced by membrane depolarization. Quinidine also causes a 5 mV hyperpolarizing shift of the steady-state inactivation curve and increases the half-time for recovery from inactivation. Quinidine does not affect the onset of inactivation measured at -30 mV[1].

Quinidine sulfate is rapidly absorbed, with peak plasma concentrations 60-90 min after an oral dose. Other salts (gluconate, polygalacturonate) are more slowly absorbed, with lower peak concentrations[2]. Quinidine is approximately 70-90 % bound to plasma proteins. It undergoes hepatic oxidative metabolism to form an N-oxide, a 3-hydroxy form, an O-demethyl form and 2'-quinidinone[2]. Quinidine inhibits metabolism of amphetamine in rats. Quinidine pretreatment results in a significant decrease in the excretion of p-hydroxyamphetamine at 24 and 48 h to 7.2 and 24.1% of the vehicle-control levels, respectively, accompanied by a significant increase in amphetamine excretion between 24 and 48 h to 542% of the control[3].

[1]. Kehl SJ, et al. Quinidine-induced inhibition of the fast transient outward K+ current in rat melanotrophs. Br J Pharmacol. 1991 Jul;103(3):1807-13.

[2]. Roden DM, et al. Class I antiarrhythmic agents: quinidine, procainamide and N-acetylprocainamide, disopyramide.

[3]. Moody DE, et al. Quinidine inhibits in vivo metabolism of amphetamine in rats: impact upon correlation between GC/MS and immunoassay findings in rat urine. J Anal Toxicol. 1990 Sep-Oct;14(5):311-7.

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

520.64

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

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HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - man

DOSE/DURATION :

7609 mg/kg/78W-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Skin and Appendages - dermatitis, allergic (after systemic exposure)

REFERENCE :

AIMDAP Archives of Internal Medicine. (AMA, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, IL 60610) V.1- 1908- Volume(issue)/page/year: 145,446,1985

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Human - woman

DOSE/DURATION :

337 mg/kg/17D-I

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Blood - changes in cell count (unspecified) Nutritional and Gross Metabolic - body temperature increase

REFERENCE :

AJMEAZ American Journal of Medicine. (Technical Pub., 875 Third Ave., New York, NY 10022) V.1- 1946- Volume(issue)/page/year: 77,345,1984

TYPE OF TEST :

LDLo - Lowest published lethal dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

150 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :

TXAPA9 Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. (Academic Press, Inc., 1 E. First St., Duluth, MN 55802) V.1- 1959- Volume(issue)/page/year: 23,288,1972 *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA *** NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA : NOHS - National Occupational Hazard Survey (1974) NOHS Hazard Code - 83945 No. of Facilities: 33 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 1 No. of Employees: 66 (estimated) NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983) NOES Hazard Code - 83945 No. of Facilities: 63 (estimated) No. of Industries: 1 No. of Occupations: 3 No. of Employees: 9094 (estimated) No. of Female Employees: 8028 (estimated)