Structured Summary
Abstract
A slowly hydrolyzed muscarinic agonist with no nicotinic effects. Pilocarpine is used as a miotic and in the treatment of glaucoma.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C11H16N2O2
- Molecular Weight
- 208.26 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 92-13-7
- IUPAC Name
- (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-[(3-methylimidazol-4-yl)methyl]oxolan-2-one
- InChIKey
- QCHFTSOMWOSFHM-WPRPVWTQSA-N
- SMILES
- CC[C@H]1[C@H](COC1=O)CC2=CN=CN2C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010862
- Source
- PubChem CID 5910
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Isopilocarpine
- Isoptocarpine
- Ocusert
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
- Pilocarpine Mononitrate, (3S-cis)-Isomer
- Pilocarpine Nitrate
- Pilocarpine, Monohydrochloride, (3S-cis)-Isomer
- Salagen
- Hydrochloride, Pilocarpine
- Nitrate, Pilocarpine
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Aspects Covered
27 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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/biosyn permitted if by plant
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Pilocarpine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010862. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010862
- Pilocarpine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilocarpine
- Pilocarpine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411461
- Pilocarpine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5910. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5910