Cisatracurium

**Semantic type:** Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A non-depolarizing skeletal muscle relaxant of the benzylisoquinolinium class, with skeletal muscle relaxing activity. Cisatracurium besylate acts as a competitive acetylcholine antagonist that binds to nicotinic receptors at the neuromuscular junction. This blocks neuromuscular transmission and causes neuromuscular relaxation.

**Synonyms:** - (1R,2R,1'R,2'R)-2,2'-(Pentane-1,5-diylbis(oxy(3-oxopropane-3,1-diyl)))bis(1-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolinium) - CISATRACURIUM - Isoquinolinium, 2,2'-(1,5-Pentanediylbis(oxy(3-oxo-3,1-propanediyl)))bis(1-((3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-, (1R,2R,1'R,2'R)-