Diminazen

Diminazen
Diminazen
Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-[2-(4-carbamimidoylphenyl)iminohydrazinyl]benzenecarboximidamide
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 536-71-0
ATCvet code QP51AF01 QP51AX07
PubChem CID 2354
ChemSpider 2264
ChEMBL CHEMBL124025 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C14H15N7 
Mol. mass 281.316 g/mol

Diminazen is a di-amidine also known as 4,4'-(1-Triazene–1,3–diyl)bis(benzenecarboximidamide). It binds DNA and RNA and is the acting component of diminazene aceturat drugs (commercialized as Azidin, Berenil, Ganasag or Pirocide) directed, e.g., against trypanosomiasis.