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Sigma-Aldrich

Zolmitriptan

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(4S)-4-((3-(2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)-1H-indol-5-yl)methyl)-2-oxazolidinone, (S)-4-((3-(2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)indol-5-yl)methyl)-2-oxazolidinone, 311C90

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H21N3O2
CAS Number:
139264-17-8
Molecular Weight:
287.36
MDL number:
MFCD00871503
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825258
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D -3 to -8°, c = 1 in methanol

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: ≥5 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN(C)CCc1c[nH]c2ccc(C[C@H]3COC(=O)N3)cc12

InChI

1S/C16H21N3O2/c1-19(2)6-5-12-9-17-15-4-3-11(8-14(12)15)7-13-10-21-16(20)18-13/h3-4,8-9,13,17H,5-7,10H2,1-2H3,(H,18,20)/t13-/m0/s1

InChI key

ULSDMUVEXKOYBU-ZDUSSCGKSA-N

Gene Information

human ... HTR1B(3351) , HTR1D(3352)

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Application

Zolmitriptan has been used as a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B (5-HT1B/D) activator to treat grafts to study its effects on the morphology of the ectopic eye.
Zolmitriptan has been used to induce hyper-innervation of transplants.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Zolmitriptan is a selective serotonin receptor agonist of the 5HT1B and 5HT1D subtypes, both centrally and peripherally. It has been used clinically for the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura and cluster headaches.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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David W Dodick et al.
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache, 31(3), 296-300 (2010-10-13)
Endpoints used to evaluate the efficacy of acute anti-migraine drugs do not measure the tolerability. Sustained pain-free response with no adverse events has been recommended as a composite endpoint which measures the efficacy and tolerability attributes that patients desire. The
Michal Douša et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 58, 1-6 (2011-10-11)
A new impurity was detected and determined using gradient ion-pair UHPLC method with UV detection in zolmitriptan (ZOL). Using MS, NMR and IR study the impurity was identified as (4S,4'S)-4,4'-(2,2'-(4-(dimethylamino)butane-1,1-diyl)bis(3-(2-(dimethylamino) ethyl)-1H-indole-5,2-diyl))bis(methylene)di(oxazolidin-2-one) (ZOL-dimer). The standard of ZOL-dimer was consequently prepared via
Ziya Bayrak et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 78(3), 499-505 (2011-03-01)
First-pass metabolism can be overcome by sublingual drug delivery, and quick drug entry into the systemic circulation can be obtained. In certain diseases such as migraine therapy, taking fast pharmacological response is an important criteria. In this study, zolmitriptan sublingual
Tony W Ho et al.
Headache, 51(1), 64-72 (2010-11-09)
To evaluate whether the same or different patients respond to triptans and telcagepant. Telcagepant is an oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist with acute antimigraine efficacy comparable to oral triptans. It is currently unknown whether migraine patients who cannot be
Jessica M D'Amico et al.
Journal of neurophysiology, 109(6), 1485-1493 (2012-12-12)
Activation of receptors by serotonin (5-HT1) and norepinephrine (α2) on primary afferent terminals and excitatory interneurons reduces transmission in spinal sensory pathways. Loss or reduction of descending sources of serotonin and norepinephrine after spinal cord injury (SCI) and the subsequent
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