cisatracurium besylate
The besylate salt form of cisatracurium, a non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant of the benzylisoquinolinium class, with skeletal muscle relaxing activity. Cisatracurium besylate acts as a competitive acetylcholine antagonist that binds to nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction. This blocks neuromuscular transmission and causes neuromuscular relaxation.
| US brand name: | Nimbex |
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| Code name: | 51W89 |
| Chemical structure: | (1R,2R)-2-(2-carboxyethyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1-veratrylisoquinolinium benzenesulfonate, pentamethylene ester atracurium besylate 1R-cis,1R'-cis form |