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F9507

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Flumethasone

Synonym(s):

6α,9α-Difluoro-16α-methyl-11β,17α,21-trihydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione, 6α,9α-Difluoro-16α-methylprednisolone, 6α-Fluorodexamethasone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H28F2O5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
410.45
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
51102829
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.85

form

powder

color

white to off-white

solubility

acetic acid: 10 mg/mL

Mode of action

cell membrane | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12C[C@@H](C)[C@](O)(C(=O)CO)[C@@]1(C)C[C@H](O)[C@@]3(F)[C@@]2([H])C[C@H](F)C4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C

InChI

1S/C22H28F2O5/c1-11-6-13-14-8-16(23)15-7-12(26)4-5-19(15,2)21(14,24)17(27)9-20(13,3)22(11,29)18(28)10-25/h4-5,7,11,13-14,16-17,25,27,29H,6,8-10H2,1-3H3/t11-,13+,14+,16+,17+,19+,20+,21+,22+/m1/s1

InChI key

WXURHACBFYSXBI-GQKYHHCASA-N

Application

Flumethasone pivalate is a topical difluorinated corticosteroid ester with anti-inflammatory, antipruritic and vasoconstrictive properties. A prompt decrease in inflammation, exudation and itching is experienced after application. It is commonly used in veterinary practice and has been used in cortisol assays to study early porcine conceptus development.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Flumethasone is a glucocorticoid receptor agonist used in studies on plasma transcortin binding. It binds to the nucleus causing a variety of genetic activation and repressions. The anti-inflammatory actions of flumethasone is thought to involve lipocortins and phospholipase A2 inhibitory proteins, which results in the inhibition of arachidonic acid and the control of prostaglandin and leukotriene biosynthesis. Flumethasone suppresses the immune system due to a decrease in the function of the lymphatic system, a reduction in immunoglobulin and complement concentrations, the precipitation of lymphocytopenia, and interference with antigen-antibody binding .

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Pictograms

Health hazard

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 2

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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Mark McDonald et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 588(1), 20-25 (2007-03-28)
Dexamethasone, betamethasone and prednisolone are synthetic glucocorticosteroids authorized for therapeutic use in bovine animals within the European Union. Dexamethasone and betamethasone are used mainly for the treatment of metabolic and inflammatory diseases. Prednisolone is used to treat bovine mastitis. Maximum
D Bednarek et al.
Veterinary immunology and immunopathology, 71(1), 1-15 (1999-10-16)
We examined the effect of a single intravenous dose of flumetasone (SAID) and meloxicam (NSAID) treatment of calves with experimentally-induced localized lung inflammation on immunological and hematological variables such as total protein, gamma globulin, hemoglobin (Hb) concentrations, alkaline phosphatase activity
Olivia Van Den Hauwe et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 51(1), 326-330 (2002-12-28)
A field study was performed to assess the drug residue level in edible tissues after a therapeutic application of the synthetic glucocorticoids dexamethasone and flumethasone. Three diseased calves were injected intramuscularly with a commercial batch of dexamethasone esters and slaughtered
G Miolo et al.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 103(1), 35-41 (2011-02-18)
The photodegradation of flumethasone (FM) and fluocinolone acetonide (FC) was studied in solution and in the pig skin. Both glucocorticosteroids applied to the pig skin were unstable under UVB light. The photoproducts formed in the skin were the lumi-, photolumi-
R Draisci et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Biomedical sciences and applications, 753(2), 217-223 (2001-05-04)
A new method for the rapid extraction and unequivocal confirmation of two highly potent fluorinated synthetic corticosteroids, dexamethasone and its beta-epimer betamethasone, in bovine liver was developed. Flumethasone was used as internal standard. An extraction procedure using an accelerated solvent

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