cilostazol

Cilostazol is a lactam that is 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2(1H)-one in which the hydrogen at position 6 is substituted by a 4-(1-cyclohexyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)butoxy group. It has a role as a bronchodilator agent, a vasodilator agent, a fibrin modulating drug, an anticoagulant, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, an EC 3.1.4.17 (3',5'-cyclic-nucleotide phosphodiesterase) inhibitor and a neuroprotective agent. It is a lactam and a member of tetrazoles.