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Pyridones

Medical Definition:

Pyridine derivatives with one or more keto groups on the ring.

Pyridones Categories.

	Bemegride - A CNS stimulant that is used to induce convulsions in experimental animals. It has also been used as a respiratory stimulant and in the treatment of barbiturate overdose.
	Iodopyridones - Iodinated pyridine derivatives that are often used as contrast media.
	Mimosine - 3-Hydroxy-4-oxo-1(4H)-pyridinealanine. An antineoplastic alanine-substituted pyridine derivative isolated from Leucena glauca.

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