Chemical Component Summary

NameDECAMETHONIUM ION
Identifierstrimethyl-(10-trimethylazaniumyldecyl)azanium
FormulaC16 H38 N2
Molecular Weight258.486
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC[N+](C)(C)CCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C
InChIInChI=1S/C16H38N2/c1-17(2,3)15-13-11-9-7-8-10-12-14-16-18(4,5)6/h7-16H2,1-6H3/q+2
InChIKeyMTCUAOILFDZKCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge2
Atom Count56
Chiral Atom Count0
Bond Count55
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB01245 
NameDecamethonium
Groups approved
DescriptionDecamethonium is used in anesthesia to cause paralysis. It is a short acting depolarizing muscle relaxant. It is similar to acetylcholine and acts as a partial agonist of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
Synonyms
  • Decamethonium cation
  • Decamethonium
  • Decamethonium bromide
  • N,N,N,N',N',N'-hexamethyl-1,10-decanediaminium
  • Decamethonum
IndicationFor use as a skeletal muscle relaxant
Categories
  • Amines
  • Bis-Trimethylammonium Compounds
  • Central Nervous System Depressants
  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors
  • Neuromuscular Agents
CAS number156-74-1

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-2MGPSCPVFLSFTKLSLWWLLLTPAGGEEAKRPPPRAPGDPLSSPSPTALP...unknownpartial agonist
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4MELGGPGAPRLLPPLLLLLGTGLLRASSHVETRAHAEERLLKKLFSGYNK...unknown
Neuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2MARRCGPVALLLGFGLLRLCSGVWGTDTEERLVEHLLDPSRYNKLIRPAT...unknown
AcetylcholinesteraseMRPPQCLLHTPSLASPLLLLLLWLLGGGVGAEGREDAELLVTVRGGRLRG...unknowninhibitor
CholinesteraseMHSKVTIICIRFLFWFLLLCMLIGKSHTEDDIIIATKNGKVRGMNLTVFG...unknowninhibitor
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
Pharos CHEMBL1190
PubChem 2968
ChEMBL CHEMBL1190
ChEBI CHEBI:41934