Chemicals and Drugs

Amidines

Derivatives of oxoacids RnE(=O)OH in which the hydroxy group is replaced by an amino group and the oxo group is replaced by =NR. Amidines include carboxamidines, sulfinamidines and phosphinamidines.

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Derivatives of oxoacids RnE(=O)OH in which the hydroxy group is replaced by an amino group and the oxo group is replaced by =NR. Amidines include carboxamidines, sulfinamidines and phosphinamidines.

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Amidines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000578. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000578
  2. Amidines. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amidine
  3. Amidines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423088