DIHYDROPYRIDINES

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Pyridinium cation of pyridine.




'Dihydropyridines' are molecules based upon pyridine that have been semi-saturated with two substituents replacing one double bond. They are particularly well known in pharmacology as L-type calcium channel blockers.
Examples include:

amlodipine

felodipine

nicardipine

nifedipine

nimodipine

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Calcium channel blocker

Calcium channel

Dihydropyridine receptor

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