Nafamostat

Nafamostat
Systematic (IUPAC) name
6-[amino(imino)methyl]-2-naphthyl 4-{[amino(imino)methyl]amino}benzoate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Routes of
administration
IV
Legal status
  • (Prescription only)
Identifiers
CAS Number 81525-10-2 YesY
ATC code none
PubChem CID 4413
IUPHAR/BPS 4262
ChemSpider 4260 N
UNII Y25LQ0H97D YesY
KEGG D01670 N
Chemical data
Formula C19H17N5O2
Molar mass 347.37 g/mol
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Nafamostat (INN), a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, is an anticoagulant. Nafamostat is formulated with HCl salt due to its basic tendencies. This is a fast-acting proteolytic inhibitor and used during hemodialysis to prevent the proteolysis of fibrinogen into fibrin.


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