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Acetazolamide

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

5-Acetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide, N-(5-Sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide, N-(5-[Aminosulfonyl]-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N4O3S2
CAS Number:
59-66-5
Molecular Weight:
222.25
MDL number:
MFCD00003105
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329770574
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

acetazolamide

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)Nc1nnc(s1)S(N)(=O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6N4O3S2/c1-2(9)6-3-7-8-4(12-3)13(5,10)11/h1H3,(H2,5,10,11)(H,6,7,9)

InChI key

BZKPWHYZMXOIDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CA1(759) , CA12(771) , CA2(760) , CA4(762)

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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

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor; increases cerebral blood flow.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Inhibits water permeability of membranes by interacting with aquaporins

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Karine Auré et al.
Neurology, 81(21), 1810-1818 (2013-10-25)
To report that homoplasmic deleterious mutations in the mitochondrial DNA MT-ATP6/8 genes may be responsible for acute episodes of limb weakness mimicking periodic paralysis due to channelopathies and dramatically responding to acetazolamide. Mitochondrial DNA sequencing and restriction PCR, oxidative phosphorylation
Bradley A Edwards et al.
Sleep, 36(2), 281-285 (2013-02-02)
The magnitude of the post-apnea/hypopnea ventilatory overshoot following arousal may perpetuate subsequent respiratory events in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients, potentially contributing to the disorder's severity. As acetazolamide can reduce apnea severity in some patients, we examined the effect of
Özlen Güzel-Akdemir et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 21(6), 1386-1391 (2013-01-29)
By using phthalimido-substituted aromatic sufonamides as lead molecules, a series of new sulfonamides incorporating ortho-benzenedisulfonimide moieties have been synthesized and tested against the human (h) cytosolic carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1) isozymes hCA I and hCA II and the transmembrane
Paolo Salvi et al.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979), 61(4), 793-799 (2013-02-27)
High-altitude tourism is increasingly frequent, involving also subjects with manifest or subclinical coronary artery disease. Little is known, however, on the effects of altitude exposure on factors affecting coronary perfusion. The aim of our study was to assess myocardial oxygen
Bengt Kayser et al.
High altitude medicine & biology, 13(2), 82-92 (2012-06-26)
Acetazolamide is used to prevent acute mountain sickness (AMS). We assessed efficacy and harm of acetazolamide for the prevention of AMS, and tested for dose-responsiveness. We systematically searched electronic databases (until April 2011) for randomized trials comparing acetazolamide with placebo
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