Product name : Halofantrine
Synonyms : EINECS 274-104-1;Halfan;
CAS No. : 69756-53-2
Molecular Formula : C26H30Cl2F3NO
Molecular Weight : 500.423 g/mol
Product description :
Halofantrine is a drug used to treat malaria. Halofantrine's structure contains a substituted phenanthrene, and is related to the antimalarial drugs quinine and lumefantrine. halofantrine binds to hematin in vitro, suggesting a possible mechanism of action. Alternatively or in addition, halofantrine has been shown to bind to plasmpesin, a haemoglobin degrading enzyme unique to the malarial parasites.