Structured Summary
Abstract
A local anesthetic of the ester type that has a slow onset and a short duration of action. It is mainly used for infiltration anesthesia, peripheral nerve block, and spinal block. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1016).
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C13H20N2O2
- Molecular Weight
- 236.31 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 59-46-1
- IUPAC Name
- 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 4-aminobenzoate
- InChIKey
- MFDFERRIHVXMIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCN(CC)CCOC(=O)C1=CC=C(C=C1)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D011343
- Source
- PubChem CID 4914
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18 entry terms
- Anuject
- Geriocaine
- Gerokit
- Hewedolor-Procain
- Lophakomp-Procain N
- Novocain
- Novocaine
- Procain Braun
- Procain Jenapharm
- Procain Rödler
- Procain Steigerwald
- Procain curasan
- Procaina Serra
- Procaine Hydrochloride
- Pröcaine chlorhydrate Lavoisier
- Röwo Procain
- procain-loges
- Hydrochloride, Procaine
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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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References
- National Library of Medicine. Procaine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011343. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011343
- Procaine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procaine
- Procaine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423741
- Procaine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 4914. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4914