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Furafylline

≥98% (HPLC), powder, caffeine inhibitor

Synonym(s):

3-(2-Furanylmethyl)-3,7-dihydro-1,8-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H12N4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
260.25
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Furafylline, ≥98% (HPLC)

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

mp

274-275  °C

solubility

DMSO: 10 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)N(Cc2ccco2)c3nc(C)[nH]c3C1=O

InChI

1S/C12H12N4O3/c1-7-13-9-10(14-7)16(6-8-4-3-5-19-8)12(18)15(2)11(9)17/h3-5H,6H2,1-2H3,(H,13,14)

InChI key

KGQZGCIVHYLPBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Furafylline (1,8-dimethyl-3-(2′ -furfuryl)methylxanthine) is a xanthine derivative. It is preferred in treating asthma. It serves as a N3-demethylation inhibitor of caffeine. Furafylline does not show much effect on human monooxygenase activities. It is considered as an efficient bronchodilator and as an inhibitor of anaphylactic reactions, when compared to theophylline.
Furafylline is a methyl xanthine derivative with longer duration of action than theophylline and an inhibitor of cytochrome P4501A2.

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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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L Labbé et al.
Xenobiotica; the fate of foreign compounds in biological systems, 33(1), 13-25 (2003-01-10)
1. Mexiletine is extensively metabolized in man by C- and N-oxidation and the aim of the present study was to characterize major cytochrome P450 enzyme(s) involved in the formation of N-hydroxymexiletine. 2. Incubations with genetically engineered microsomes indicated that the
Nicholas Ekow Thomford et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 211, 58-69 (2017-09-25)
Hyptis suaveolens (L) Poit and Boerhavia diffusa Linn are medicinal herbal plants commonly found in the tropics and sub-tropics. They are used to treat various conditions among them boils, dyslipidaemia, eczema, malaria, jaundice and gonorrhoea. Thus, the herbal medicinal extracts
Marilia N Siebert et al.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part B, Biochemistry & molecular biology, 203, 115-121 (2016-10-23)
Cytochrome P450 family 1 (CYP1) is involved in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) biotransformation. PAHs can induce CYP1 protein expression and enzyme activity, the latter being usually quantified as 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity (EROD). The aim of this study was to characterize
Kaoru Kobayashi et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 31(7), 833-836 (2003-06-20)
The aim of this study was to determine the selectivities of chemical inhibitors for human cytochrome P450 (P450) isoforms toward the corresponding rat P450 isoforms by using cDNA-expressed rat P450s (CYP1A2, CYP2A1, CYP2C6, CYP2C11, CYP2D2, CYP2E1, CYP3A1, and CYP3A2). Among
R Hyland et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 31(5), 540-547 (2003-04-16)
Voriconazole is a triazole antifungal agent with potent activity against a broad spectrum of clinically significant pathogens. In vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated that voriconazole is extensively metabolized, with the major circulating metabolite resulting from N-oxidation. In the

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