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Sigma-Aldrich

Zonisamide sodium salt

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzisoxazole-3-methanesulfonamide sodium-potassium salt, Aleviatin sodium-potassium salt, Exceglan sodium-potassium salt, Excegram sodium-potassium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H7N2NaO3S
CAS Number:
68291-98-5
Molecular Weight:
234.21
MDL number:
MFCD01744844
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278783
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

H2O: >5 mg/mL

originator

Eisai

SMILES string

[Na]NS(=O)(=O)Cc1noc2ccccc12

InChI

1S/C8H7N2O3S.Na/c9-14(11,12)5-7-6-3-1-2-4-8(6)13-10-7;/h1-4H,5H2,(H-,9,11,12);/q-1;+1

InChI key

ZVBIRPKGWOVBLG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SCN10A(6336) , SCN11A(11280) , SCN1A(6323) , SCN2A(6326) , SCN3A(6328) , SCN4A(6329) , SCN5A(6331) , SCN7A(6332) , SCN8A(6334) , SCN9A(6335)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Zonisamide sodium salt is an anti-epileptic. It is effective in various animal epilepsy models and humans with both partial and generalized epileptic seizures. Zonisamide sodium salt also scavenges nitric oxide (NO).

Features and Benefits

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Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

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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S Dupont et al.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. Supplementum, (194)(194), 29-35 (2012-11-01)
Zonisamide is currently licensed in Europe and the USA for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures (with or without secondary generalization) in adults, based on the results of four pivotal, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials. It is also licensed in Europe
Kyoung Heo et al.
Seizure, 21(3), 188-193 (2012-01-10)
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive zonisamide (ZNS) therapy in Korean adults with uncontrolled partial epilepsy. Study patients had an average of at least one seizure per 4-week (averaged over a 12-week historical baseline) despite the use of
Kouji Fukuyama et al.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 13(6) (2020-06-11)
Recent studies using the genetic partial epilepsy model have demonstrated that hyperfunction of astroglial hemichannels contributes to pathomechanism of epileptic seizure. Therefore, to explore the novel anticonvulsive mechanisms, the present study determined the effects of voltage-dependent Na+ channel (VDSC)-inhibiting anticonvulsants
D Marazziti et al.
European review for medical and pharmacological sciences, 16(15), 2102-2107 (2013-01-03)
Binge-eating disorder (BED) is a relatively new disorder characterized by binge eating without purging. The purpose of this article is to review the potential use of the recently proposed compounds for the treatment of BED. A medline of published articles
M E Choudhury et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 689(1-3), 72-80 (2012-06-05)
Zonisamide has been proven as an effective drug for the recovery of degenerating dopaminergic neurons in the animal models of Parkinson's disease. However, several lines of evidence have questioned the neuroprotective capacity of zonisamide in animal models of Parkinson's disease.
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