biguanides
CHEBI:CHEBI_53662
Definition
A class of oral hypoglycemic drugs used for diabetes mellitus or prediabetes treatment. They have a structure based on the 2-carbamimidoylguanidine skeleton.
Treatment Applications
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obsolete type 1 diabetes mellitus 9View Disease →
DOID:0110748
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type 1 diabetes mellitus 10View Disease →
DOID:0110749
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type 1 diabetes mellitus 12View Disease →
DOID:0110751
Drug Classification
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guanidinesView Class →
CHEBI:24436
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t244525
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chlorhexidineView Class →
CHEBI:3614
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ChlorhexidineView Class →
CHEBI:3614
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phenforminView Class →
CHEBI:8064
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PhenforminView Class →
CHEBI:8064
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proguanilView Class →
CHEBI:8455
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ProguanilView Class →
CHEBI:8455
Important Medical Information
⚕️ This information is sourced from ChEBI (Chemical Entities of Biological Interest) database and is intended for educational purposes only.
- Always consult with a healthcare professional before starting, stopping, or modifying any medication.
- Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
- Drug interactions may occur with other medications.
Additional Identifiers
- core#notation
- CHEBI:53662
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Additional Attributes
- oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
- chebi_ontology
- oboInOwl#hasAlternativeId
- CHEBI:35529
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:53662
- core#notation
- CHEBI:53662
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- RO_0000087
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35526
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- rdf-schema#range
- https://w3id.org/def/predibionto#has_drug_109654