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N6037

Sigma-Aldrich

Neridronate

≥97% (NMR), solid, bone resorption inhibitor

Synonym(s):

6-Amino-1-hydroxyhexylidene bisphosphonic acid, Neridronic acid, Nerixia

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H17NO7P2
CAS Number:
79778-41-9
Molecular Weight:
277.15
MDL number:
MFCD00866995
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
24724553
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Neridronate, ≥97% (NMR), solid

description

may contain <1% (w/w) inorganic salts

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97% (NMR)

form

solid

color

white

solubility

H2O: >5 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NCCCCCC(O)(P(O)(O)=O)P(O)(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H17NO7P2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(8,15(9,10)11)16(12,13)14/h8H,1-5,7H2,(H2,9,10,11)(H2,12,13,14)

InChI key

PUUSSSIBPPTKTP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Neridronate is a bone resorption inhibitor. It is used to treat Osteogenesis Imperfecta, an "orphan disease" characterized by a fragility of the bone enough to be named the "illness of bones of crystal".

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Patrizia D'Eufemia et al.
Pediatric research, 63(2), 203-206 (2007-12-20)
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an activator of bone remodeling, and increase levels of PGE2 are found in several disorders characterized by chronic inflammation. Bisphosphonates are used in the treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), an inherited disorder characterized by bone fragility
Silvano Adami et al.
Calcified tissue international, 83(5), 301-307 (2008-10-24)
Compliance to osteoporosis treatment with oral bisphosphonates is very poor. Intermittent intravenous bisphosphonate is a useful alternative, but this route is not readily available. Neridronate, a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate that can be given intramuscularly (IM), was tested in a phase 2
M Benucci et al.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology, 27(4), 567-573 (2009-09-24)
To assess the effects of intramuscular (im) neridronate (NE) on lumbar and femoral neck BMD and on markers of bone turnover in rheumatic patients under chronic low-dose glucocorticoids (GC) therapy. Sixty-nine osteopoenic and osteoporotic patients, affected by rheumatic diseases and
Pietro Persiani et al.
Medicine, 96(20), e6766-e6766 (2017-05-18)
The purpose of this study is to compare the results of 2 techniques, tension band wiring (TBW) and fixation with screws, in olecranon fractures in children affected with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type I. Between 2010 and 2014, 21 olecranon fractures
Massimo Varenna et al.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 52(3), 534-542 (2012-12-04)
Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I) is a severely disabling pain syndrome for which no definite treatment has been established. The aim of this multi-centre, randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial was to test the efficacy of the amino-bisphosphonate neridronate in
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