Bioactivity | Sitamaquine (WR6026) hydrochloride, an orally active 8-aminoquinoline analog, is an antileishmanial agent. Sitamaquine hydrochloride inhibits mitochondrial complex II (succinate dehydrogenase). Sitamaquine hydrochloride is a lipophilic weak base that rapidly accumulates in acidic compartments of Leishmania spp., mainly in acidocalcisomes[1][2]. |
CAS | 5330-29-0 |
Formula | C21H35Cl2N3O |
Molar Mass | 416.43 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. López-Martín C, et al. Sitamaquine sensitivity in Leishmania species is not mediated by drug accumulation in acidocalcisomes. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008;52(11):4030-4036. [2]. Luis Carvalho, et al. The 8-aminoquinoline analogue sitamaquine causes oxidative stress in Leishmania donovani promastigotes by targeting succinate dehydrogenase. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Sep;55(9):4204-10. |