Term Name: verapamil
Synonyms: rac-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-5-{[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl](methyl)amino}-2-(propan-2-yl)pentanenitrile, verapamil, verapamilo, verapamilum
Definition: A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of dexverapamil and (S)-verapamil. An L-type calcium channel blocker of the phenylalkylamine class, it is used (particularly as the hydrochloride salt) in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris and cardiac arrhythmia, and as a preventive medication for migraine.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:9948]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: racemate
has_part: (S)-verapamil dexverapamil
has_role: anti-arrhythmia drug antihypertensive agent calcium channel blocker EC 1.2.3.1 (aldehyde oxidase) inhibitor EC 3.4.24.18 (meprin A) inhibitor EC 3.4.24.83 (anthrax lethal factor endopeptidase) inhibitor EC 3.6.3.1 (phospholipid-translocating ATPase) inhibitor EC 3.6.3.44 (xenobiotic-transporting ATPase) inhibitor environmental contaminant vasodilator agent xenobiotic