Acridone is an organic compound based on the acridine

Acridine

Acridine, C13H9N, is an organic compound and a nitrogen heterocycle. Acridine is also used to describe compounds containing the C13N tricycle....

 skeleton, with a carbonyl group at the 9 position. It may be synthesized by the self-condensation of N-phenylanthranilic acid.

Derivatives

Acridone constitutes the scaffold of some synthetic compounds with various pharmacological activities. One of the most important derivatives of acridone is acridone acetic acid (also known as Neovir), an antiviral drug. More recent derivatives still in its development stage, including 3-chloro-6-(2-diethylamino-ethoxy)-10-(2-diethylamino-ethyl)-acridone, have shown some promise as a potential antimalarial drug

Antimalarial drug

Antimalarial medications, also known as antimalarials, are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Such drugs may be used for some or all of the following:* Treatment of malaria in individuals with suspected or confirmed infection...

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