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2D Structure
Also known as: Tubocurarine, D-tubocurarine, Tubocurarin, (+)-tubocurarine, Tubocurarinum, 57-95-4
Molecular Formula
C37H41N2O6+
Molecular Weight
609.7  g/mol
InChI Key
JFJZZMVDLULRGK-URLMMPGGSA-O
FDA UNII
W9YXS298BM

A neuromuscular blocker and active ingredient in CURARE; plant based alkaloid of Menispermaceae.
1 2D Structure

2D Structure

2 Identification
2.1 Computed Descriptors
2.1.1 IUPAC Name
(1S,16R)-10,25-dimethoxy-15,15,30-trimethyl-7,23-dioxa-30-aza-15-azoniaheptacyclo[22.6.2.23,6.18,12.118,22.027,31.016,34]hexatriaconta-3(36),4,6(35),8(34),9,11,18(33),19,21,24,26,31-dodecaene-9,21-diol
2.1.2 InChI
InChI=1S/C37H40N2O6/c1-38-14-12-24-19-32(42-4)33-21-27(24)28(38)16-22-6-9-26(10-7-22)44-37-35-25(20-34(43-5)36(37)41)13-15-39(2,3)29(35)17-23-8-11-30(40)31(18-23)45-33/h6-11,18-21,28-29H,12-17H2,1-5H3,(H-,40,41)/p+1/t28-,29+/m0/s1
2.1.3 InChI Key
JFJZZMVDLULRGK-URLMMPGGSA-O
2.1.4 Canonical SMILES
CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2C1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C6C(CC7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)O3)[N+](CCC6=CC(=C5O)OC)(C)C)OC
2.1.5 Isomeric SMILES
CN1CCC2=CC(=C3C=C2[C@@H]1CC4=CC=C(C=C4)OC5=C6[C@@H](CC7=CC(=C(C=C7)O)O3)[N+](CCC6=CC(=C5O)OC)(C)C)OC
2.2 Other Identifiers
2.2.1 UNII
W9YXS298BM
2.3 Synonyms
2.3.1 MeSH Synonyms

1. D-tubocurare

2. D-tubocurarine

3. Tubocurare

4. Tubocurarine

2.3.2 Depositor-Supplied Synonyms

1. Tubocurarine

2. D-tubocurarine

3. Tubocurarin

4. (+)-tubocurarine

5. Tubocurarinum

6. 57-95-4

7. Delacurarine

8. Tubarine

9. Isoquinoline Alkaloid

10. D-tubocurarine Chloride

11. Tubocurarine Ion

12. Tubocurarine Cation

13. Chebi:9774

14. (+)-tubocurarine Chloride

15. 7',12'-dihydroxy-6,6'-dimethoxy-2,2',2'-trimethyltubocuraranium

16. W9yxs298bm

17. 6989-98-6

18. Jexin

19. Tubocuraranium, 7',12'-dihydroxy-6,6'-dimethoxy-2,2',2'-trimethyl-

20. (+) Tubocurarine

21. 13h-4,6:21,24-dietheno-8,12-metheno-1h-pyrido(3',2':14,15)(1,11)dioxacycloeicosino(2,3,4-ij)isoquinolinium, 2,3,13a,14,15,16,25,25a-octahydro-9,19-dihydroxy-18,29-dimethoxy-1,14,14-trimethyl-, (13ar,25as)-

22. 7',12'-dihydroxy-6,6'-dimethoxy-2,2',2'-trimethyltubocuraran-2'-ium

23. Ncgc00163242-01

24. Unii-w9yxs298bm

25. Hsdb 2152

26. Tc9

27. Tubocurarine, (+)-

28. Spectrum_001966

29. Specplus_000475

30. Spectrum2_001335

31. Spectrum3_001095

32. Spectrum4_001922

33. Spectrum5_000685

34. Epitope Id:174836

35. Tubocurarine [hsdb]

36. Dimethoxy(trimethyl)[?]diol

37. Tubocurarine [vandf]

38. Bspbio_002770

39. Kbiogr_002264

40. Kbioss_002526

41. Mls003882581

42. Divk1c_006571

43. Schembl121375

44. Tubocurarine [who-dd]

45. Spbio_001489

46. Chembl339427

47. Gtpl2294

48. Dtxsid0048393

49. Kbio1_001515

50. Kbio2_002518

51. Kbio2_005086

52. Kbio2_007654

53. Kbio3_001990

54. Hms2089c06

55. Zinc3978083

56. Bdbm50366799

57. Pdsp1_001485

58. Pdsp2_001469

59. Db01199

60. Sdccgmls-0066631.p001

61. Ncgc00163242-02

62. Ncgc00178480-01

63. 13h-4,6:21,24-dietheno-8,12-metheno-1h-pyrido(3',2':14,15)(1,11)dioxacycloeicosino(2,3,4-ij)isoquinolinium, 2,3,13a,14,15,16,25,25a-octahydro-9,19-dihydroxy-18,29-dimethoxy-1,14,14-trimethyl-, (13ar-(13ar*,25as*))-

64. 13h-4,6:21,24-dietheno-8,12-metheno-1h-pyrido[3',2':14,15][1,11]dioxacycloeicosino[2,3,4-ij]isoquinolinium,2,3,13a,14,15,16,25,25a-octahydro-9,19-dihydroxy-18,29-dimethoxy-1,14,14-trimethyl-,(13ar,25as)-

65. Smr002533646

66. Sbi-0052455.p002

67. C07547

68. Ab00053831-03

69. Ab00053831_04

70. Q421268

71. Sr-05000001878-4

72. Brd-k99621550-003-03-4

73. (1s,16r)-10,25-dimethoxy-15,15,30-trimethyl-7,23-dioxa-30-aza-15-azoniaheptacyclo[22.6.2.23,6.18,12.118,22.027,31.016,34]hexatriaconta-3(36),4,6(35),8(34),9,11,18(33),19,21,24,26,31-dodecaene-9,21-diol

74. (1s,16r)-9,21-dihydroxy-10,25-dimethoxy-15,15,30-trimethyl-7,23-dioxa-15,30-diazaheptacyclo[22.6.2.2^{3,6}.1^{8,12}.1^{18,22}.0^{27,31}.0^{16,34}]hexatriaconta-3,5,8,10,12(34),18(33),19,21,24(32),25,27(31),35-dodecaen-15-ium

75. 13h-4,6:21,24-dietheno-8,12-metheno-1h-pyrido[3',2':14,15][1,11]dioxacycloeicosino[2,3,4-ij]isoquinolinium,2,3,13a,14,15,16,25,25a-octahydro-9,19-dihydroxy-18,29-dimethoxy-1,14,14-trimethyl-,(13ar,25a

2.4 Create Date
2005-06-24
3 Chemical and Physical Properties
Molecular Weight 609.7 g/mol
Molecular Formula C37H41N2O6+
XLogP36
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count7
Rotatable Bond Count2
Exact Mass609.29646203 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass609.29646203 g/mol
Topological Polar Surface Area80.6 Ų
Heavy Atom Count45
Formal Charge1
Complexity990
Isotope Atom Count0
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count2
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Covalently Bonded Unit Count1
4 Drug and Medication Information
4.1 Therapeutic Uses

Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents; Nicotinic Antagonists

National Library of Medicine's Medical Subject Headings online file (MeSH, 1999)


THE MAIN CLINICAL USE ... IS AS ADJUVANT IN SURGICAL ANESTHESIA TO OBTAIN RELAXATION OF SKELETAL MUSCLE, PARTICULARLY OF THE ABDOMINAL WALL, SO THAT OPERATIVE MANIPULATIONS ARE FACILITATED. WITH MUSCULAR RELAXATION NO LONGER DEPENDENT UPON THE DEPTH OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA, A MUCH LIGHTER LEVEL OF ANESTHESIA SUFFICES. /NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS/

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 189


Muscle relaxation is ... of value in various orthopedic procedures, such as the correction of dislocations and the alignment of fractures. Neuromuscular blocking agents ... have been used to facilitate laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, and esophagoscopy in combination with a general anesthetic agent. /Neuromuscular blocking agents/

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 189


ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS OCCASIONALLY IS COMPLICATED BY TRAUMA TO THE PATIENT; THE SEIZURES INDUCED MAY CAUSE DISLOCATIONS OR FRACTURES. INASMUCH AS THE MUSCULAR COMPONENT OF THE CONVULSION IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR BENEFIT FROM THE PROCEDURE, NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS ... ARE EMPLOYED. /NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS/

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 190


For more Therapeutic Uses (Complete) data for TUBOCURARINE (11 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


4.2 Drug Warning

RESP ACIDOSIS & HYPOKALEMIA ENHANCE & RESP ALKALOSIS DIMINISHES THE BLOCKING EFFECT OF TUBOCURARINE. PATIENTS WITH MYASTHENIA GRAVIS ARE SENSITIVE TO THE BLOCKING EFFECTS OF NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; THEREFORE, THE DOSE ... SHOULD BE REDUCED CONSIDERABLY ...

American Medical Association, Council on Drugs. AMA Drug Evaluations Annual 1994. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, 1994., p. 206


Hypotension, secondary to histamine release and ganglionic blockade, may result when tubocurarine is administered IV too rapidly, in excessive doses, or in multiple doses. If severe hypotension occurs, treatment with IV fluids and sympathomimetic agents may be needed to combat shock. Histamine release can also result in increased salivation and cause bronchospasm. Ganglionic blockade can lead to decreased GI motility and tone. Hypersensitivity reactions to tubocurarine may occur.

McEvoy, G.K. (ed.). American Hospital Formulary Service - Drug Information 1999. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. 1999 (Plus Supplements)., p. 1185


TUBOCURARINE SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN TO ASTHMATICS WITHOUT PROPER PREMEDICATION.

Osol, A. and J.E. Hoover, et al. (eds.). Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences. 15th ed. Easton, Pennsylvania: Mack Publishing Co., 1975., p. 854


THE NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS ARE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS DRUGS. CONSEQUENTLY, THEY SHOULD BE ADMINISTERED TO PATIENTS ONLY BY ANESTHESIOLOGISTS & OTHER CLINICIANS WHO HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE TRAINING IN THEIR USE & IN A SETTING WHERE FACILITIES FOR RESP & CARDIOVASCULAR RESUSCITATION ARE IMMEDIATELY AT HAND. /NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS/

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 190


For more Drug Warnings (Complete) data for TUBOCURARINE (20 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


4.3 Minimum/Potential Fatal Human Dose

An iv dose of 30 mg of tubocurarine stops breathing in most adults within 2-3 min. /Tubocurarine chloride/

Ellenhorn, M.J., S. Schonwald, G. Ordog, J. Wasserberger. Ellenhorn's Medical Toxicology: Diagnosis and Treatment of Human Poisoning. 2nd ed. Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins, 1997., p. 1191


5 Pharmacology and Biochemistry
5.1 MeSH Pharmacological Classification

Nicotinic Antagonists

Drugs that bind to nicotinic cholinergic receptors (RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC) and block the actions of acetylcholine or cholinergic agonists. Nicotinic antagonists block synaptic transmission at autonomic ganglia, the skeletal neuromuscular junction, and at central nervous system nicotinic synapses. (See all compounds classified as Nicotinic Antagonists.)


Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents

Drugs that interrupt transmission at the skeletal neuromuscular junction without causing depolarization of the motor end plate. They prevent acetylcholine from triggering muscle contraction and are used as muscle relaxants during electroshock treatments, in convulsive states, and as anesthesia adjuvants. (See all compounds classified as Neuromuscular Nondepolarizing Agents.)


5.2 ATC Code

M - Musculo-skeletal system

M03 - Muscle relaxants

M03A - Muscle relaxants, peripherally acting agents

M03AA - Curare alkaloids

M03AA02 - Tubocurarine


5.3 Absorption, Distribution and Excretion

AFTER IV ADMIN OF (3)H-D-TUBOCURARINE TO DOGS, 36% OF (3)H WAS EXCRETED IN URINE IN 3 HR & 75% IN 24 HR. KINETICS INDICATED THAT RENAL EXCRETION OCCURRED BY GLOMERULAR FILTRATION, & AS THERE WOULD BE NEGLIGIBLE TUBULAR REABSORPTION FOR THIS POORLY LIPID-SOL, IONIZED DRUG, ELIMINATION WAS RAPID.

The Chemical Society. Foreign Compound Metabolism in Mammals. Volume 1: A Review of the Literature Published Between 1960 and 1969. London: The Chemical Society, 1970., p. 55


Up to two-thirds of an administered dose of tubocurarine is excreted in the urine over a period of several hours; smaller quantities appear in the bile, and a variable amount is metabolized. Insignificant amounts of tubocurarine cross the placenta.

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 189


The brief duration of paralysis following the initial dose is due to redistribution of the drug; when repeated doses are administered, the tissues become saturated and factors of degradation and excretion then directly influence intensity and duration of action.

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 189


INITIAL APPARENT VOLUME OF DISTRIBUTION OF TUBOCURARINE WAS APPROX SAME AS SERUM VOLUME & APPEARED TO INCR WITH SIZE OF DOSE. FRACTION OF DOSE WAS DISTRIBUTED IN NON-VASCULAR SPACES OR BOUND TO TISSUE @ LARGER DOSES.

WINGARD LB, COOK DR; PHARMACODYNAMICS OF TUBOCURARINE IN HUMANS; BR J ANAESTH 48 (9): 839-45 (1976)


For more Absorption, Distribution and Excretion (Complete) data for TUBOCURARINE (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page.


5.4 Metabolism/Metabolites

ABOUT 1% OF DOSE /OF TUBOCURARINE/ IS BELIEVED TO UNDERGO N-DEMETHYLATION IN LIVER, & DEMETHYLATED METABOLITE IS ALSO EXCRETED IN BILE.

American Hospital Formulary Service. Volumes I and II. Washington, DC: American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, to 1984., p. 12:20


5.5 Biological Half-Life

1-2 hours


80-120 minutes /From table/

Young, L.Y., M.A. Koda-Kimble (eds.). Applied Therapeutics. The Clinical Use of Drugs. 6th ed. Vancouver, WA., Applied Therapeutics, Inc. 1995., p. 8-11


5.6 Mechanism of Action

Tubocurarine exerts its neuromuscular blocking effects via inhibition of acetylcholine (ACh) activity. It exerts a sort of reversible competitive antagonistic effect at post-synaptic nicotinic receptors, reducing the probability of activation via ACh by repeatedly associating and dissociating from these receptors - in doing so, tubocurarine prevents depolarization of the affected nerves. This mechanism distinguishes tubocurarine and similars from other neuromuscular blocking agents and is the reason they are referred to as "non-depolarizing neuromuscular blockers".


... Tubocurarine combines with the nicotinic cholinergic receptor at the postjunctional membrane and thereby competitively blocks the transmitter action of acetylcholine.

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 183


The influence of increasing concentrations of the competitive antagonist tubocurarine is to diminish progressively the amplitude of the postjunctional end-plate potential. The amplitude of this postjunctional potential may fall to below 70% of its initial value before it is insufficient to initiate the propagated muscle action potential ... Analysis of the antagonism of tubocurarine on single-channel events shows that it reduces the frequency of channel-opening events but does not affect the conductance or duration of opening for a single channel.

Hardman, J.G., L.E. Limbird, P.B. Molinoff, R.W. Ruddon, A.G. Goodman (eds.). Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1996., p. 183