Clioquinol

Clioquinol
Skeletal formula of clioquinol
Ball-and-stick model of the clioquinol molecule
Clinical data
Trade namesCortin
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MedlinePlusa682367
Routes of
administration
topical only
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Identifiers
  • 5-Chloro-7-iodo-quinolin-8-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC9H5ClINO
Molar mass305.50 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Ic1c(O)c2ncccc2c(Cl)c1
  • InChI=1S/C9H5ClINO/c10-6-4-7(11)9(13)8-5(6)2-1-3-12-8/h1-4,13H checkY
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Clioquinol (iodochlorhydroxyquin) tradename Entero-Vioform is an antifungal drug and antiprotozoal drug. It is neurotoxic in large doses. It is a member of a family of drugs called hydroxyquinolines which inhibit certain enzymes related to DNA replication. The drugs have been found to have activity against both viral and protozoal infections.[2]

  1. ^ "Clioquinol topical medical facts from Drugs.com". drugs.com. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ Rohde W, Mikelens P, Jackson J, Blackman J, Whitcher J, Levinson W (August 1976). "Hydroxyquinolines inhibit ribonucleic acid-dependent deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase and inactivate Rous sarcoma virus and herpes simplex virus". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 10 (2): 234–240. doi:10.1128/aac.10.2.234. PMC 429727. PMID 185949.