Ambenonium Chloride

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** The chloride salt form of ambenonium, a quaternary ammonium compound with parasympathomimetic activity. Ambenonium chloride is a rapid indirect-acting cholinergic agonist that reversibly blocks the activity of acetylcholinesterase, thereby prevents acetylcholine hydrolysis and prolonging its activity on nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction.

**Synonyms:** - (Oxalylbis(iminoethylene))bis((o-chlorobenzyl)diethyl-ammonium), Dichloride - AMBENONIUM CHLORIDE - Misuran - Mytelase - N,N'-((1,2-Dioxo-1,2-ethanediyl)bis(imino-2,1-ethanediyl))bis(2-chloro-N,N-diethyl-benzenemethanaminium), Dichloride - Oxazyl - Win 8077