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439843

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Pentamidine isethionate salt

98%

Synonym(s):

1,5-Bis(p-amidinophenoxy)pentane bis(2-hydroxyethanesulfonate salt), 4,4′-(Pentamethylenedioxy)dibenzamidine bis(2-hydroxyethanesulfonate)

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Linear Formula:
CH2[CH2CH2OC6H4C(=NH)NH2]2·2HOCH2CH2SO3H
CAS Number:
140-64-7
Molecular Weight:
592.68
EC Number:
205-424-1
MDL number:
MFCD00079213
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24867546

Assay

98%

mp

188-194 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCCS(O)(=O)=O.OCCS(O)(=O)=O.NC(=N)c1ccc(OCCCCCOc2ccc(cc2)C(N)=N)cc1

InChI

1S/C19H24N4O2.2C2H6O4S/c20-18(21)14-4-8-16(9-5-14)24-12-2-1-3-13-25-17-10-6-15(7-11-17)19(22)23;2*3-1-2-7(4,5)6/h4-11H,1-3,12-13H2,(H3,20,21)(H3,22,23);2*3H,1-2H2,(H,4,5,6)

InChI key

YBVNFKZSMZGRAD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H317,H319,H335

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT SE 3

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

439843-VAR:
439843-1G:
439843-BULK:
439843-5G:

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Tadeo Moreno et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 66(Pt 3), 251-257 (2010-02-25)
The coiled-coil structure formed by the complex of the DNA duplex d(ATATATATAT)(2) with pentamidine is presented. The duplex was found to have a mixed structure containing Watson-Crick and Hoogsteen base pairs. The drug stabilizes the coiled coil through the formation
Juan D Unciti-Broceta et al.
PLoS pathogens, 11(6), e1004942-e1004942 (2015-06-26)
African trypanosomiasis is a deadly neglected disease caused by the extracellular parasite Trypanosoma brucei. Current therapies are characterized by high drug toxicity and increasing drug resistance mainly associated with loss-of-function mutations in the transporters involved in drug import. The introduction

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