Aldox

CAS: 45267-19-4

Ref. TR-A521000

Product Information

• Name: Aldox
• Synonyms: N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]tetradecanamide, Dimethylaminopropyl myristamide, Lexamine M 13, Myristamidopropyl dimethylamine, Myristic 3-dimethylaminopropylamide, N,N-Dimethyl-(3-tetradecylamidopropyl)amine, N-(3-(Dimethylamino)propyl)tetradecanamide, Opti-free Aldox, Schercodine M, Tetradecanamide, N-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-, N-(3-(Dimethylamino)propyl)myristamide, N-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]myristamide

Description

Applications Myristamidopropyl dimethylamine (MAPD), present as Aldox in Opti-Free Express Disinfecting Solution for contact lens care, was tested for its potential as a drug in treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. MAPD is an amidoamine compound that shows activity against Acanthamoeba as well as a variety of other causal agents of microbial keratitis.
References Stehr-Green, J., et al.: Am. J. Ophthalmol., 107, 331 (1989), Schuster, F., et al.: Clin. Microbiol. Rev., 15, 342 (2002), Hughes, R., et al.: J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 51, 1415 (2003),

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 312.53
• Formula: C₁₉H₄₀N₂O
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C19H40N2O/c1-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-19(22)20-17-15-18-21(2)3/h4-18H2,1-3H3,(H,20,22)
• InChI key: InChIKey=IFYDWYVPVAMGRO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)NCCCN(C)C