Structured Summary
Abstract
An imidazole antithyroid agent. Carbimazole is metabolized to METHIMAZOLE, which is responsible for the antithyroid activity.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C7H10N2O2S
- Molecular Weight
- 186.23 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 22232-54-8
- IUPAC Name
- ethyl 3-methyl-2-sulfanylideneimidazole-1-carboxylate
- InChIKey
- CFOYWRHIYXMDOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCOC(=O)N1C=CN(C1=S)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D002231
- Source
- PubChem CID 31072
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Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Carbimazole Henning
- Neo Tomizol
- Neo-Mercazole
- Neo-Thyreostat
- Neomercazole
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, 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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History Note
73(68)
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Previous Indexing
- Imidazoles (1966-1967)
- Thyroid Antagonists (1966-1967)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carbimazole. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002231. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002231
- Carbimazole. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbimazole
- Carbimazole. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414013
- Carbimazole. In: PubChem Compound. CID 31072. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31072