Pimagedine

Pimagedine
Names
	IUPAC name 2-Aminoguanidine
	Other names Aminoguanidine; Guanyl hydrazine; Hydrazinecarboximidamide; Imino semicarbazide; Monoaminoguanidine;
Identifiers
CAS Number	79-17-4 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL225304 ;
ChemSpider	2061 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.076
IUPHAR/BPS	5135;
KEGG	D05479;
PubChem CID	2146;
UNII	SCQ4EZQ113 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5040964 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/CH6N4/c2-1(3)5-4/h1,4H,2-3H2 Key: DRCHNMARIZRTKI-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES NC(N)N=N;
Properties
Chemical formula	CH6N4
Molar mass	74.085 g/mol
Density	1.72 g/ml
Boiling point	261 °C (502 °F; 534 K)
log P	−1.475
Related compounds
Related compounds	Guanidine
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Pimagedine, also known as aminoguanidine, is an investigational drug for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy that is no longer under development as a drug. Pimagedine functions as an inhibitor of diamine oxidase and nitric oxide synthase. It acts to reduce levels of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) through interacting with 3-deoxyglucosone, glyoxal, methylglyoxal, and related dicarbonyls. These reactive species are converted to less reactive heterocycles by this condensation reaction.