Deferiprone
Created:
5/19/16
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23
2972-bas-color-print_NIH3DAtoms shown as ball-and-stick with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.
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Deferiprone is a member of the class of 4-pyridones that is pyridin-4(1H)-one substituted at positions 1 and 2 by methyl groups and at position 3 by a hydroxy group. A lipid-soluble iron-chelator used for treatment of thalassaemia. It has a role as an iron chelator and a protective agent.
