Hycanthone

DB14061ExperimentalSmall molecule

Potentially toxic, but effective antischistosomal agent, it is a metabolite of LUCANTHONE. Hycanthone was approved by the FDA in 1975 but is no longer used.

Chemical structure of Hycanthone
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C20H24N2O2S · 356.48 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
Hycanthon · Lucanthone metabolite
Code names
WIN 24933

Resolves to

Structure
InChIKeyMFZWMTSUNYWVBU-UHFFFAOYSA-NSMILESCCN(CC)CCNC1=C2C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3SC2=C(CO)C=C1
Transporters

What you can answer from here — as of September 23, 2026

1Protein targetEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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1TransporterSubstrate / inhibitor direction, not just membership
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4+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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