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Mometasone furoate

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

(11β,16α)-9,21-Dichloro-17-[(2-furanylcarbonyl)oxy]-11-hydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C27H30Cl2O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
521.43
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

mometasone

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

C[C@@H]1C[C@H]2[C@@H]3CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]4(C)[C@@]3(Cl)[C@@H](O)C[C@]2(C)[C@@]1(OC(=O)c5ccco5)C(=O)CCl

InChI

1S/C27H30Cl2O6/c1-15-11-19-18-7-6-16-12-17(30)8-9-24(16,2)26(18,29)21(31)13-25(19,3)27(15,22(32)14-28)35-23(33)20-5-4-10-34-20/h4-5,8-10,12,15,18-19,21,31H,6-7,11,13-14H2,1-3H3/t15-,18+,19+,21+,24+,25+,26+,27+/m1/s1

InChI key

WOFMFGQZHJDGCX-ZULDAHANSA-N

Gene Information

human ... NR3C1(2908)

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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

Mometasone furoate USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Mometasone furoate is an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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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Michelle Zeidler et al.
Current medical research and opinion, 26(6), 1295-1305 (2010-04-08)
Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are effective controller medications that treat the chronic inflammation of asthma. The goal of asthma treatment is to improve lung function, symptoms, and the ability to perform daily activities, while decreasing the risk of exacerbations. Mometasone furoate
M Penagos et al.
Allergy, 63(10), 1280-1291 (2008-08-30)
Several randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS) in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) thus allowing for a meta-analysis to determine the overall treatment effect. A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE
Paul L McCormack et al.
Drugs, 66(8), 1151-1168 (2006-06-23)
Inhaled mometasone furoate (Asmanex) is a synthetic corticosteroid indicated for the first-line maintenance prophylactic therapy of persistent asthma in adults and adolescents. It is formulated for delivery via a breath-actuated dry powder inhaler (DPI) [Twisthaler].Inhaled mometasone furoate delivered by DPI
Eli O Meltzer et al.
The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, 43(10), 765-772 (2006-12-16)
Inhaled corticosteroids are the gold standard of daily therapy for effective control of all stages of persistent asthma. For this review of the new inhaled corticosteroid mometasone furoate, a MEDLINE/PubMed search using the terms "mometasone furoate AND asthma" found 57
I Haj-Salem et al.
Allergy, 70(2), 212-219 (2014-12-03)
Allergic asthma is characterized by inflammation and airway remodeling. Bronchial epithelium is considered a key player in coordinating airway wall remodeling. In mild asthma, the epithelium is damaged and fails to proliferate and to repair, whereas in severe asthma, the

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