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Active ingredient: Atovaquone - Chemisty and Biological Activity

Chemisty and Biological Activity

Chemical Formula

C22H19ClO3

Chemical Name

3-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclohexyl]-4-hydroxy-naphthalene-1,2-dione

Chemical Structure

Molecular Weight

366.837 g/mol

Physical State

Solid

Melting Point

Not Available

Water Solubility

Practically insoluble

Isoelectric Point

Not Available

Organisms Affected

Plasmodium and other

Phase 1 Metabolising Enzyme (1-st Step of Metabolism)

Not Available

Primary Drug Target
NameUbiquinol-cytochrome-c reductase complex core protein I, mitochondrial precursor
SynonymsEC 1.10.2.2
General FunctionGeneral function prediction only
Specific FunctionThis is a component of the ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex (complex III or cytochrome b-c1 complex), which is part of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. This protein may mediate formation of the complex between cytochromes c and c1
Pathwaymap00190 Oxidative phosphorylation
ReactionQH2 + 2 ferricytochrome c = Q + 2 ferrocytochrome c

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