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Acetanilides - N-Phenylacetamide. Precursor of many drugs, dyes and other compounds in chemical synthesis; formerly used as analgesic and antipyretic, but often causes lethal methemoglobinemia. Synonyms: acetylaniline; acetylaminobenzene; antifebrin. |
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Benzoylarginine Nitroanilide - A chromogenic substrate that permits direct measurement of peptide hydrolase activity, e.g., papain and trypsin, by colorimetry. The substrate liberates p-nitroaniline as a chromogenic product. |
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Bupivacaine - A widely used local anesthetic agent. |
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Carbanilides |
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Carboxin - A systemic agricultural fungicide and seed treatment agent. |
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Encainide - One of the ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS, it blocks SODIUM CHANNELS and slows conduction within the His-Purkinje system and myocardium. |
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Flutamide - An antiandrogen with about the same potency as cyproterone in rodent and canine species. |
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Prilocaine - A local anesthetic that is similar pharmacologically to LIDOCAINE. Currently, it is used most often for infiltration anesthesia in dentistry. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p165) |
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Propanil - A chlorinated anilide that is used as an herbicide. |
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Salicylanilides - 2-Hydroxy-N-phenylbenzamides. N-phenyl substituted salicylamides. Derivatives have been used as fungicides, anti-mildew agents and topical antifungal agents. In concentrated form may cause irritation of skin and mucous membranes. |
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Tocainide - An antiarrhythmic agent which exerts a potential- and frequency-dependent block of sodium channels. |
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