4-Aminoquinoline

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Hydroxychloroquine

4-Aminoquinoline is a form of aminoquinoline with the amino group at the 4- position of the quinoline.

They are most useful in treating erythrocytic plasmodial infections.[1]

An example includes amodiaquine.[2]

References

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  2. Bray PG, Hawley SR, Ward SA (1996). "4-Aminoquinoline resistance of Plasmodium falciparum: insights from the study of amodiaquine uptake". Mol. Pharmacol. 50 (6): 1551–8. PMID 8967977.

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