Dextrothyroxine

Dextrothyroxine

Clinical data
Trade names	Choloxin
Synonyms	D-3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine
AHFS/Drugs.com	Multum Consumer Information
Pregnancy category	US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
ATC code	C10AX01 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status	Discontinued
Identifiers
IUPAC name (2R)-2-amino-3-[4-(4-hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]propanoic acid
CAS Number	51-49-0
PubChem CID	8730
DrugBank	DB00509
ChemSpider	8402
UNII	4W9K63FION
ChEBI	CHEBI:30659
ChEMBL	ChEMBL559
E number	{{#property:P628}}
ECHA InfoCard	{{#property:P2566}}
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C15H11I4NO4
Molar mass	776.87 g/mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(O)[C@H](N)Cc2cc(I)c(Oc1cc(I)c(O)c(I)c1)c(I)c2
InChI InChI=1S/C15H11I4NO4/c16-8-4-7(5-9(17)13(8)21)24-14-10(18)1-6(2-11(14)19)3-12(20)15(22)23/h1-2,4-5,12,21H,3,20H2,(H,22,23)/t12-/m1/s1 Key:XUIIKFGFIJCVMT-GFCCVEGCSA-N

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Dextrothyroxine (trade name Choloxin) saw research as an cholesterol-lowering drug but was pulled due to cardiac side-effects. It also increases hepatic lipase which in turn improves utilization of triglycerides, improving apolipoprotein E cholesterol particles.

See Also

• Levothyroxine