4-Guanidinobenzoic acid hydrochloride

It also acts as a valuable intermediate in creating other therapeutic compounds, enhancing solubility and effectiveness. 4-Guanidinobenzoic acid hydrochloride is mainly used in biochemical research and pharmaceutical development as an enzyme inhibitor (especially for trypsin-like enzymes), a reagent in organic synthesis (like creating acrosin inhibitors), and for studying enzyme mechanisms, protein interactions, and drug targets, leveraging its guanidine group for biological activity and stability in water.

API Name Camostat mesylate
CAS No 42823-46-1
Molecular Formula C8H10ClN3O2
Molecular Weight 215.64 g/mol
Synonyms 4-(diaminomethylideneamino)benzoic acid;hydrochloride

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