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N3539

Sigma-Aldrich

Nicorandil

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

2-(Pyridine-3-carbonylamino)ethyl nitrate, 2-Nicotinamidoethyl nitrate, Ikorel, N-[2-(Nitrooxy)ethyl]-3-pyridinecarboxamide, SG-75, Sigmart, Zynicor

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H9N3O4
CAS Number:
65141-46-0
Molecular Weight:
211.17
EC Number:
265-514-1
MDL number:
MFCD00186520
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329818637
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to off-white

solubility

DMSO: >10 mg/mL

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[O-][N+](=O)OCCNC(=O)c1cccnc1

InChI

1S/C8H9N3O4/c12-8(7-2-1-3-9-6-7)10-4-5-15-11(13)14/h1-3,6H,4-5H2,(H,10,12)

InChI key

LBHIOVVIQHSOQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Nicorandil has been used as an activator of potassium (K+) channel and inhibitor of voltage-gated calcium channel to study its effects on action potentials in long QT syndrome 2 (LQTS2) human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSCs)-derived cardiomyocytes.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Nicorandil exhibits cardio-protective effects.
Nicorandil is a hybrid ATP-sensitive K+ (KATP) channel opener and nicotinamide nitrate NO donor. Nicorandil selectively activates SUR2B- versus SUR2A-containing KATP channels. It enhances endothelial NO synthase expression and protects against ischemic ventricular arrhythmias. By activating potassium channels, and donating nitric oxide to activate the enzyme guanylate cyclase, Nicorandil causes activation of GMP leading to both arterial and venous vasodilatation. Nicorandil is selective for vascular potassium channels, but has no significant action on cardiac contractility and conduction.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Potassium Channels page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Pictograms

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GHS02,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H242,H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Org. Perox. D

Storage Class Code

5.2 - Organic peroxides and self-reacting hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Kazuhiko Yamamoto et al.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics, 112(6), 754-759 (2011-08-30)
Nicorandil-induced oral ulceration in 3 Japanese patients is reported. The patients were men aged 86, 81, and 91 years. Ulcers of 15, 10, and 12 mm in diameter, respectively, were observed at the border of all of the patients' tongues.
Nicorandil: a drug for many purposes: too good to be true?
Eric Eeckhout
European heart journal, 24(14), 1282-1284 (2003-07-23)
Neil J Cahoon et al.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 131(3), 473-485 (2013-03-01)
In autogenous muscle transplantation, unpredictable complications can cause prolonged ischemia, resulting in ischemia-reperfusion injury. The authors investigated the efficacy and mechanism of nicorandil, a nitrovasodilator and adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channel opener, in inducing perioperative protection of muscle flaps from ischemia-reperfusion
Makoto Sahara et al.
PloS one, 7(3), e33367-e33367 (2012-04-06)
An antianginal K(ATP) channel opener nicorandil has various beneficial effects on cardiovascular systems; however, its effects on pulmonary vasculature under pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have not yet been elucidated. Therefore, we attempted to determine whether nicorandil can attenuate monocrotaline (MCT)-induced
C M Healy et al.
Heart (British Cardiac Society), 90(7), e38-e38 (2004-06-18)
Four patients with nicorandil induced ulceration are described, and the literature on the subject is reviewed. Nicorandil induced ulcers are very painful and distressing for patients. Clinically they appear as large, deep, persistent ulcers that have punched out edges. They
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