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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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B Lee Peterlin et al.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 3(6), 899-911 (2007-11-22)
Migraine is a common, often disabling, neurovascular disease that has been shown to be associated with abnormal serotonergic activity. Drugs that modulate serotonin receptors are commonly used in the acute treatment of a migraine attack. Zolmitriptan, a 5-hydroxytryptophan(1B/1D) receptor agonist
Serotonergic stimulation induces nerve growth and promotes visual learning via posterior eye grafts in a vertebrate model of induced sensory plasticity
Blackiston DJ, et al.
NPJ Regenerative medicine, 2(1), 8-8 (2017)
Robhash Kusam Subedi et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 419(1-2), 209-214 (2011-08-17)
The effects of different formulation variables including pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), thickness of the matrix, solvent system, inclusion of crystallization inhibitor, loading amount of drug and enhancers on the transdermal absorption of zolmitriptan were investigated. Acrylic adhesive with hydroxyl functional
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
C M Spencer et al.
Drugs, 58(2), 347-374 (1999-09-03)
Zolmitriptan is a selective serotonin 5-HT1B/1D receptor agonist ('triptan'). Its efficacy and tolerability have been assessed in a number of randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trials in large numbers of adults with moderate to severe migraine attacks. Oral zolmitriptan 2.5 and 5mg
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