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| Antiviral agent ID | DrugRepV_2332 | |
| Antiviral agent name | Metformin Hydrochloride |  |
| IUPAC Name | 3-(diaminomethylidene)-1,1-dimethylguanidine;hydrochloride |  |
| SMILES (canonical) | CN(C)C(=N)N=C(N)N.Cl | |
| Molecular Formula | C4H12ClN5 | |
| Molecular Weight (g/mol) | 165.625 | |
| InChl | InChI=1S/C4H11N5.ClH/c1-9(2)4(7)8-3(5)6;/h1-2H3,(H5,5,6,7,8);1H | |
| Synonyms | 1,1-Dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride | Metformin HCL | N1,N1-Dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride | Metformin monohydrochloride | Dimethylbiguanide hydrochloride | N,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide hydrochloride | |
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Category | Alimentary Tract and Metabolism
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Primary Indication (Clinical trial phases) | Approved
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Primary Indication (Disease Category) | Non Infectious Disease
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Primary Indication (Disease) | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Primary Indication (Drug target/Mode of Action) | CCN family member 2
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Secondary Indication | Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) NA vAc-CHIKV 26S-Rhir-E |   |
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Secondary Indication (Approaches) | Experimental | |
| Secondary Indication (Methods) | in-vitro | |
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Secondary Indication (Model system) [cell lines/ animal models] | Sf21
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Secondary Indication (Mode of viral infection) | Adsorption
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Secondary Indication (Viral titer) | 2 MOI
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Secondary Indication (Mode of drug delivery) | Culture
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Secondary Indication (Drug concentration) | 100 μM
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Secondary Indication (Cell based assay) | Fusion index-Fluorescent Intensities
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Secondary Indication (Change) | No significant decrease
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Secondary Indication (Type of Inhibition) | Percentage inhibition [ 3.60501062 % ] | |
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Reference | Wang YM, Lu JW, Lin CC, Chin YF, Wu TY, Lin LI, Lai ZZ, Kuo SC, Ho YJ..Antiviral activities of niclosamide and nitazoxanide against chikungunya virus entry and transmissio.Antiviral Res. 2016 Nov;135:81-90. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2016.10.003. Epub 2016 Oct 11. PMID:27742486
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Comment | Niclosamide and nitazoxanide were able to inhibit CHIKV entry and transmission, which might provide a basis for the development of novel human drug therapies against CHIKV and other alphavirus infections.
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