Amyl nitrite vitrellae 0.2ml
Requires a prescription from a doctor or prescriber
Amyl Nitrite is an antihypertensive medicine.
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Amyl nitrite
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Codes for healthcare professionals and prescribing systems
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Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
12 found
Half-life
Not available
Mechanism
Amyl nitrite's antianginal action is thought to be the result of a reduction in…
Food interactions
1 warning
Human targets
1 target
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
Metabolism
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
PMID:39543315
Plays an essential role in the regulation of endothelial cell senescence and vascular aging .
PMID:36016499
Upon activation by ANP or BNP, stimulates the production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) that promotes vascular tone and volume homeostasis by activation of protein kinase cGMP-dependent 1/PRKG1 and subsequently PRKAA1, thereby controlling blood pressure and maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis PMID:36016499
Enzymes involved in drug metabolism — important for understanding drug interactions
ATC V03AB22
Chemical identifiers
CAS, UNII, InChI Key and database cross-references
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Chemical identifiers
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Linked compound data from DrugBank Open Data (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Amyl Nitrite
Matched from: Amyl nitrite
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
5395
ChemSpider
9632
ZINC
ZINC000020230701
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:7943
GenAtlas
NPR1
GeneCards
NPR1
GenBank Gene Database
X15357
GenBank Protein Database
28230
Guide to Pharmacology
1747
UniProt Accession
ANPRA_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:404
GenAtlas
ALDH2
GeneCards
ALDH2
GenBank Gene Database
X05409
GenBank Protein Database
28606
Guide to Pharmacology
2595
UniProt Accession
ALDH2_HUMAN
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