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organic cation

Any organic ion with a net positive charge.

ChEBI ID: 25697

Members (22)

MemberDefinitionRole
1-tuberculosinyladenosineAn organic cation that is adenosine alkylated at position N1 by a tuberculosinyl group.1-tuberculosinyladenosine(1+)
3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-iumAn organic cation that is phenothiazin-5-ium substituted by dimethylamino groups at positions 3 and 7. The chloride salt is the histological dye 'methylene blue'.3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium
7-methylguanosineA positively charged methylguanosine in which a single methyl substituent is located at position 7.7-methylguanosine
7-methylinosineA positively charged methylinosine in which a single methyl substituent is located at position 7 on the hypoxanthine ring.7-methylinosine
chelerythrineA benzophenanthridine alkaloid isolated from the root of Zanthoxylum simulans, Chelidonium majus L., and other Papaveraceae.chelerythrine
chelirubineA benzophenanthridine alkaloid that is sanguinarine bearing a methoxy substituent at position 10.chelirubine
chloroeremomycinAn organic cation obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group and protonation of the three amino functions of chloroeremomycin; major species at pH 7.3.chloroeremomycin(2+)
diphenyleneiodoniumAn organic cation that is fluorene in which the methylene group is replaced by a positively charged iodine.dibenziodolium
diquatThe organic cation formed formally by addition of an ethylene bridge between the nitrogen atoms of 2,2'-bipyridine. Most often available as the dibromide.diquat
homoserine lactoneThe conjugate acid of homoserine lactone; major species at pH 7.3.homoserinium lactone
macrocinAn organic cation that is the conjugate acid of macrocin, obtained by protonation of the tertiary amino group; major species at pH 7.3.macrocin(1+)
nitroblue tetrazoliumnitro blue tetrazolium(2+)
nostocarbolineA member of the class of beta-carbolines that is 9H-beta-carbolin-2-ium substituted by a chloro group at position 6 and a methyl group at position 2. It is isolated from a fresh water cyanobacterium Nostoc 78-12A and acts as an inhibitor of butyrylcholinesterase.nostocarboline
oxazine 1oxazine-1
oxomethyliumConjugate acid of carbon monoxide arising from protonation of the carbon; major species at pH 7.3.carbon monoxide(1+)
paraquatAn organic cation that consists of 4,4'-bipyridine bearing two N-methyl substituents loctated at the 1- and 1'-positions.paraquat
rhodamine 123A cationic fluorescent dye derived from 9-phenylxanthene.rhodamine 123(1+)
s-adenosylmethionineA zwitterionic tautomer of S-adenosyl-L-methionine arising from shift of the proton from the carboxy group to the amino group.S-adenosyl-L-methionine zwitterion; S-adenosyl-L-methionine
sepantroniumAn organic cation that is 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-2-methyl-1H-naphtho[2,3-d]imidazole-4,9-dione in which the nitrogen at position 3 of the napthoimidazole moiety has been alkylated by a pyrazin-2-ylmethyl group.sepantronium
trimethylselenoniumAn organic cation consisting of three methyl groups covalently bound to a central selenium atom.trimethylselenonium
triphenyltetrazoliumAn organic cation that is tetrazole carrying three phenyl substituents at positions 2, 3 and 5.2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium
zm323881A member of the class of quinazolines carrying 2-fluoro-4-methyl-5-hydroxyanilino and benzyloxy substituents at positions 4 and 7 respectively.ZM 323881

Research

Studies (19,226)

TimeframeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs %
pre-19904,889 (25.43)18.7374
1990's3,283 (17.08)18.2507
2000's4,857 (25.26)29.6817
2010's4,897 (25.47)24.3611
2020's1,300 (6.76)2.80

Study Types

Publication TypeStudies, Drugs in This Class (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials274 (1.35%)5.53%
Reviews1,056 (5.20%)6.00%
Case Studies566 (2.79%)4.05%
Observational16 (0.08%)0.25%
Other18,409 (90.59%)84.16%