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Sigma-Aldrich

Loratadine

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

4-(8-Chloro-5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-ylidene-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester, Loratidine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H23N2O2Cl
CAS Number:
79794-75-5
Molecular Weight:
382.88
MDL number:
MFCD00672869
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278525
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

solubility

DMSO: soluble 50 mg/mL
H2O: insoluble

originator

Schering Plough

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)N1CC\C(CC1)=C2/c3ccc(Cl)cc3CCc4cccnc24

InChI

1S/C22H23ClN2O2/c1-2-27-22(26)25-12-9-15(10-13-25)20-19-8-7-18(23)14-17(19)6-5-16-4-3-11-24-21(16)20/h3-4,7-8,11,14H,2,5-6,9-10,12-13H2,1H3

InChI key

JCCNYMKQOSZNPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP3A4(1576) , HRH1(3269) , KCNH1(3756) , KCNH2(3757) , PTAFR(5724)
rat ... Hrh1(24448)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Loratadine is a non-sedating histamine H1-receptor antagonist. Shown to inhibit the two-pore domain potassium channel K2P18.1 (also called TRESK or KCNK18).
Non-sedating histamine H1-receptor antagonist.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Allergy, 55 Suppl 64, 17-27 (2001-04-09)
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D K Strong et al.
DICP : the annals of pharmacotherapy, 25(11), 1175-1177 (1991-11-01)
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M Magerl et al.
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Cold urticaria is a rare but severe and potentially lethal condition. It is primarily treated symptomatically with H(1) -antihistamines. However, patients have a variable response to these drugs and, to date, it has not been possible to predict readily the
J Kornhuber et al.
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