Diminazene
Encyclopedia
Diminazen is a di-amidine
also known as 4,4'-(1-Triazene–1,3–diyl)bis(benzenecarboximidamide). It binds DNA
and RNA
and is the acting component of diminazene aceturat drugs
(commercialized as Azidin, Berenil, Ganasag or Pirocide) directed, e.g., against trypanosomiasis
.
Amidine
Amidines are a class of oxoacid derivatives.The oxoacid from which an amidine is derived must be of the form RnEOH, where R is a substituent...
also known as 4,4'-(1-Triazene–1,3–diyl)bis(benzenecarboximidamide). It binds DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
and RNA
RNA
Ribonucleic acid , or RNA, is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life....
and is the acting component of diminazene aceturat drugs
Medication
A pharmaceutical drug, also referred to as medicine, medication or medicament, can be loosely defined as any chemical substance intended for use in the medical diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease.- Classification :...
(commercialized as Azidin, Berenil, Ganasag or Pirocide) directed, e.g., against trypanosomiasis
Trypanosomiasis
Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma. Approximately 500,000 men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa suffer from human African trypanosomiasis which is caused by...
.