Pronethalol

Pronethalol (Alderlin, Nethalide) was an early non-selective beta blocker clinical candidate. It was never used clinically due to carcinogenicity in mice, which was thought to result from formation of a carcinogenic naphthalene epoxide metabolite.[1]

Pronethalol
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • Withdrawn
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H19NO
Molar mass229.323 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture

See also

References

  1. Stapleton MP (1997). "Sir James Black and propranolol. The role of the basic sciences in the history of cardiovascular pharmacology". Texas Heart Institute Journal. 24 (4): 336–42. PMC 325477. PMID 9456487.
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