Chemical Component Summary

NameN-(2-phenylethyl)imidodicarbonimidic diamide
Identifiers1-carbamimidoyl-3-(2-phenylethyl)guanidine
FormulaC10 H15 N5
Molecular Weight205.26
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILES[H]/N=C(/N)\N/C(=N/[H])/NCCc1ccccc1
InChIInChI=1S/C10H15N5/c11-9(12)15-10(13)14-7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5H,6-7H2,(H6,11,12,13,14,15)
InChIKeyICFJFFQQTFMIBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count30
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count30
Aromatic Bond Count6

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB00914 
NamePhenformin
Groups
  • approved
  • investigational
  • withdrawn
DescriptionA biguanide hypoglycemic agent with actions and uses similar to those of metformin. Although it is generally considered to be associated with an unacceptably high incidence of lactic acidosis, often fatal, it is still available in some countries. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p290)
Synonyms
  • Phenformin hydrochloride
  • β-Phenethybiguanide
  • Phenforminum
  • Fenformina
  • Phenformin
IndicationFor the reatment of type II diabetes mellitus.
Categories
  • Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
  • Amidines
  • Biguanides
  • Blood Glucose Lowering Agents
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2D6 Substrates
ATC-Code
  • A10BA01
  • A10BD01
CAS number114-86-3

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1MRRLSSWRKMATAEKQKHDGRVKIGHYILGDTLGVGTFGKVKVGKHELTG...unknownactivator
ATP-sensitive inward rectifier potassium channel 8MLARKSIIPEEYVLARIAAENLRKPRIRDRLPKARFIAKSGACNLAHKNI...unknowninhibitor
Cytochrome P450 2D6MGLEALVPLAVIVAIFLLLVDLMHRRQRWAARYPPGPLPLPGLGNLLHVD...unknownsubstrate
Solute carrier family 22 member 2MPTTVDDVLEHGGEFHFFQKQMFFLLALLSATFAPIYVGIVFLGFTPDHR...unknowninhibitor
Solute carrier family 22 member 1MPTVDDILEQVGESGWFQKQAFLILCLLSAAFAPICVGIVFLGFTPDHHC...unknownsubstrate
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 8249
ChEMBL CHEMBL170988
ChEBI CHEBI:8064