Quinine hydrochloride is a chemical compound.
The active ingredient of quinine is extracted from the bark of the Cinchona plant (Rubiaceae), commonly called China (China calisaya) and originally spread in the Andes mountains in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia.
The name describes the structure of the molecule:
- Quinine is a natural compound found in the bark of the cinchona tree. Quinine has been used for centuries as a treatment for malaria because of its ability to kill disease-causing parasites.
- Hydrochloride refers to the salt form of the hydrochloride of a drug or compound. When a compound is formulated as salt hydrochloride, it can increase its solubility in water, improve its stability and improve its absorption in the body.
What it is for and where
Medical
Quinine hydrochloride is the salt form of quinine hydrochloride, which is still used today as a treatment for malaria. It is typically administered orally, and works by killing malaria parasites in the body.
Food
In the food industry it is used to give the bitter taste to food and drinks.
- Molecular Formula: C20H25ClN2O2 C20H24N2O2 · HCl · 2H2O
- Molecular Weight: 360.882 g/mol
- UNII: 7CS0WNO31M
- CAS: 130-89-2 6119-47-7 7549-43-1 11034-23-4 70181-37-2 70181-38-3 918656-55-0
- EC Number: 231-437-7 205-001-1
- FEMA Number: 2976
- PubChem Substance ID 329751012
- MDL number MFCD00151248
- Beilstein Registry Number 6112655
Synonyms:
- (8alpha,9R)-6'-Methoxycinchonan-9-Ol Monohydrochloride
- Quinine HCl
- Quinine hydrochloride
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, hydrochloride, (8alpha,9R)-
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, hydrochloride (1:?), (8alpha,9R)-
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, monohydrochloride, (8-alpha,9R)-
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, monohydrochloride, (8-alpha,9R)- (9CI)
- 6'-methoxycinchonan-9-ol hydrochloride
- (R)-(6-methoxy-4-quinolyl)-[(2S,4S,5R)-5-vinylquinuclidin-2-yl]methanol hydrochloride
- (R)-(6-methoxyquinolin-4-yl)((2S,4S,5R)-5-vinylquinuclidin-2-yl)methanol hydrochloride
- (R)-(6-Methoxyquinolin-4-yl)((1S,2S,4S,5R)-5-vinylquinuclidin-2-yl)methanol hydrochloride
- (R)-[(2S,4S,5R)-5-ethenyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-yl]-(6-methoxyquinolin-4-yl)methanol hydrochloride
- (R)-[(2S,4S,5R)-5-ethenyl-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-yl]-(6-methoxyquinolin-4-yl)methanol;hydrochloride
- (8alpha,9R)-6'-Methoxycinchonan-9-ol monohydrochloride
- 6'-Methoxycinchonan-9-ol monohydrochloride, (8alpha,9R)-
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, monohydrochloride, (8alpha,9R)-
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, monohydrochloride, dihydrate, (8alpha,9R)-
