Chemicals and Drugs

Pempidine

A nicotinic antagonist most commonly used as an experimental tool. It has been used as a ganglionic blocker in the treatment of hypertension but has largely been supplanted for that purpose by more specific drugs.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A nicotinic antagonist most commonly used as an experimental tool. It has been used as a ganglionic blocker in the treatment of hypertension but has largely been supplanted for that purpose by more specific drugs.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C10H21N
Molecular Weight
155.28 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
79-55-0
IUPAC Name
1,2,2,6,6-pentamethylpiperidine
InChIKey
XULIXFLCVXWHRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1(CCCC(N1C)(C)C)C
MeSH Unique ID
D010393
Source
PubChem CID 6603

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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.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

a nicotinic antag & ganglionic blocker

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D03w.383.621.610w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pempidine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010393. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010393
  2. Pempidine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pempidine
  3. Pempidine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1438667
  4. Pempidine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6603. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6603