Optochin

Optochin

Names
IUPAC name (4β,8α,9R)-6'-Ethoxy-10,11-dihydrocinchonan-9-ol
Other names Ethylhydrocupreine
Identifiers
CAS Number	522-60-1
ChEBI	CHEBI:86455
ChEMBL	ChEMBL534999
ChemSpider	79283
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
MeSH	Optochin
PubChem	71542
InChI InChI=1S/C21H28N2O2/c1-3-14-13-23-10-8-15(14)11-20(23)21(24)17-7-9-22-19-6-5-16(25-4-2)12-18(17)19/h5-7,9,12,14-15,20-21,24H,3-4,8,10-11,13H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,20-,21+/m0/s1 Key: SUWZHLCNFQWNPE-LATRNWQMSA-N InChI=1/C21H28N2O2/c1-3-14-13-23-10-8-15(14)11-20(23)21(24)17-7-9-22-19-6-5-16(25-4-2)12-18(17)19/h5-7,9,12,14-15,20-21,24H,3-4,8,10-11,13H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,20-,21+/m0/s1 Key: SUWZHLCNFQWNPE-LATRNWQMBV
SMILES CC[C@H]1CN2CC[C@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H](c3ccnc4c3cc(cc4)OCC)O
Properties
Chemical formula	C21H28N2O2
Molar mass	340.46 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Optochin (or ethylhydrocupreine hydrochloride) is a derivative of hydroquinine introduced in 1911 by Morgenroth and Levy with the intention to treat pneumococci infection.^[1] In very high dilutions inhibits the growth of representatives of all four groups of pneumococci in vitro. That is the main reason it is now used in cell culture techniques for the presumptive identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae, which is optochin-sensitive, from other alpha-hemolytic streptococci such as viridans streptococci, which are resistant. A common mnemonic is "OVRPS" (Optochin - Viridans [are] Resistant, Pneumoniae [are] Sensitive). Or "VROPS" (Viridans Resistant [to] Optochin, Pneumoniae Sensitive)

The growth of bacteria that are optochin-sensitive will be inhibited around an optochin disc, while the growth of bacteria that are optochin-resistant will not be affected. In vitro, a solution of as little as 1:10,000,000 may be inhibitory to the pneumococcus, and 1:500,000 is bactericidal.^[2]

Resistance

Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae have been found to be resistant to optochin in laboratory testing.^[3]

See also

• Quinine

References

1. THE ACTION OF ETHYLHYDROCUPREIN (OPTOCHIN) ON TYPE STRAINS OF PNEUMOCOCCI IN VITRO AND IN VIVO http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2125335/pdf/269.pdf
2. http://chestofbooks.com/health/materia-medica-drugs/Pharmacology-Therapeutics-Prescription-Writing/Ethylhydrocupreine.html
3. Pikis A, Campos JM, Rodriguez WJ, Keith JM (2001), "Optochin resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae: mechanism, significance, and clinical implications", Journal of Infectious Diseases 184 (5): 582–590, doi:10.1086/322803, PMID 11474432