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Busulfan

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Busulfan, 1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulfonate

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Linear Formula:
CH3SO2O(CH2)4OSO2CH3
CAS Number:
55-98-1
Molecular Weight:
246.30
Beilstein:
1791786
MDL number:
MFCD00007562
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329773177
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

busulfan

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

114-117 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CS(=O)(=O)OCCCCOS(C)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H14O6S2/c1-13(7,8)11-5-3-4-6-12-14(2,9)10/h3-6H2,1-2H3

InChI key

COVZYZSDYWQREU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Busulfan EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Sales restrictions may apply.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H301,H340,H350,H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Carc. 1A - Muta. 1B - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Edward A Copelan et al.
Blood, 122(24), 3863-3870 (2013-09-26)
Cyclophosphamide combined with total body irradiation (Cy/TBI) or busulfan (BuCy) are the most widely used myeloablative conditioning regimens for allotransplants. Recent data regarding their comparative effectiveness are lacking. We analyzed data from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant
Christopher Bredeson et al.
Blood, 122(24), 3871-3878 (2013-10-02)
We conducted a prospective cohort study testing the noninferiority of survival of ablative intravenous busulfan (IV-BU) vs ablative total body irradiation (TBI)-based regimens in myeloid malignancies. A total of 1483 patients undergoing transplantation for myeloid malignancies (IV-BU, N = 1025;
Ibrahim El-Serafi et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 913-914, 98-105 (2013-01-05)
Busulphan is an alkylating agent used as conditioning regimen prior to stem cell transplantation. Busulphan is metabolized in the liver and four major metabolites have been identified. The first metabolite is tetrahydrothiophene which is oxidized to tetrahydrothiophene 1-oxide, then sulfolane
Joel A Spencer et al.
Nature, 508(7495), 269-273 (2014-03-05)
Characterization of how the microenvironment, or niche, regulates stem cell activity is central to understanding stem cell biology and to developing strategies for the therapeutic manipulation of stem cells. Low oxygen tension (hypoxia) is commonly thought to be a shared
Dharma Choudhary et al.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 19(3), 492-495 (2012-11-20)
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the definite treatment for patients with thalassemia major. A busulfan (Bu) and cyclophosphamide (Cy)-based regimen has been the standard myeloablative chemotherapy, but it is associated with higher treatment-related toxicity, particularly in patients classified as
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