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C3618

Sigma-Aldrich

Cetirizine dihydrochloride

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

[2-[4-[(4-Chlorophenyl)phenylmethyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethoxy]acetic acid dihydrochloride

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H25ClN2O3 · 2HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
461.81
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage condition

desiccated

color

white to beige

solubility

H2O: 5 mg/mL, clear

relevant disease(s)

allergies

SMILES string

OC(COCCN1CCN(C(C2=CC=C(Cl)C=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3)CC1)=O.[H]Cl.[H]Cl

InChI

1S/C21H25ClN2O3.2ClH/c22-19-8-6-18(7-9-19)21(17-4-2-1-3-5-17)24-12-10-23(11-13-24)14-15-27-16-20(25)26;;/h1-9,21H,10-16H2,(H,25,26);2*1H

InChI key

PGLIUCLTXOYQMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... HRH1(3269)

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Application

Cetirizine dihydrochloride has been used as an antagonist for histamine receptors H1 in HSDSEAP (poly) clonal cells derived from human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells. It has also been used as a ligand in the crystallization of equine serum albumin cetirizine complex.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cetirizine hydrochloride is an orally active and selective H1-receptor antagonist. Antihistaminic; Piperazines. Non-sedating type histamine H1-receptor antagonist; major metabolite of hydroxyzine. Pharmacological activity resides primarily in the (R)-isomer.
Cetirizine is a racemic mixture of (R)-levocetirizine and (S)-dextrocetirizine. It exists as a zwitterion at acidic pH and gets absorbed by passive diffusion. Cetirizine is a prescribed drug for allergic rhinitis and chronic idiopathic urticaria.

Features and Benefits

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

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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Compared pharmacological characteristics in humans of racemic cetirizine and levocetirizine, two histamine H1-receptor antagonists
Tillement JP, et al.
Biochemical Pharmacology, 66(7), 1123-1126 (2003)
A designer cell-based histamine-specific human allergy profiler
Auslander D, et al.
Nature Communications, 5, 4408-4408 (2014)
Crystal structure of equine serum albumin in complex with cetirizine reveals a novel drug binding site
Handing K, et al.
Molecular Immunology, 71, 143-151 (2016)
Françoise Bree et al.
Fundamental & clinical pharmacology, 16(6), 471-478 (2003-04-11)
The aim of the present study was to determine (1) the extent of levocetirizine binding to human blood cells, plasma and individual plasma proteins; (2) the parameters for levocetirizine binding to individual plasma proteins both at their physiological concentrations and
Arnold Bahlmann et al.
Chemosphere, 89(11), 1278-1286 (2012-06-12)
Carbamazepine (CBZ), caffeine and cetirizine were monitored by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) in surface and wastewaters from Berlin, Germany. This fast and cost-efficient method enabled to assess the spatial and temporal variation of these anthropogenic markers in a high-throughput screening.

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