Iocetamic acid

Summary

Iocetamic acid (trade name Cholebrin) is a pharmaceutical drug taken by mouth and used as an iodinated contrast medium for X-ray imaging of the gall bladder.[1]

Iocetamic acid
Clinical data
Trade namesCholebrin
Routes of
administration
By mouth
ATC code
Identifiers
  • 3-[N-(3-amino-2,4,6-triiodophenyl)acetamido]-2-methylpropanoic acid
CAS Number
  • 16034-77-8
PubChem CID
  • 27648
DrugBank
  • DB09403
ChemSpider
  • 25724
UNII
  • FA675Q0E3E
KEGG
  • D04563
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL1200770
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID2023149 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.036.505 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H13I3N2O3
Molar mass613.960 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
  • O=C(O)C(CN(C(=O)C)c1c(I)cc(I)c(c1I)N)C

It is not known to be marketed anywhere in the world in 2021.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Fielding JA, Whitehouse GH (January 1979). "A comparative trial of two oral cholecystographic contrast media--iocetamic acid (Cholebrin) and iopanoic acid (Telepaque)". Clinical Radiology. 30 (1): 45–8. doi:10.1016/s0009-9260(79)80041-0. PMID 154372.
  2. ^ "Iocetamic acid". Drugs.com. Retrieved 2021-03-25.