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5-Aminosalicylic acid

powder, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

5-AS, 5-Amino-2-hydroxybenzoic acid, Mesalamine

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Linear Formula:
H2NC6H3-2-(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
153.14
NACRES:
NA.83
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
EC Number:
201-919-1
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2090421
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Product Name

5-Aminosalicylic acid, ≥99%

Quality Level

assay

≥99%

form

powder

color

off-white to gray

mp

275-280 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL, clear, yellow to brown

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Nc1ccc(O)c(c1)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C7H7NO3/c8-4-1-2-6(9)5(3-4)7(10)11/h1-3,9H,8H2,(H,10,11)

InChI key

KBOPZPXVLCULAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

Application

5-Aminosalicylic acid is a peroxidase substrate suitable for use in ELISA procedures. This substrate produces a soluble end product that is brown in color and can be read spectrophotometrically at 450 nm. The reaction may be stopped with 3 N NaOH and read at 550 nm.
5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) has been used:
  • to synthesize 5-formyl-aminosalicylate-inulin to quantify its release during in vitro digestion and fermentation and compare the in vitro fermentation properties of the conjugated inulin to native inulin
  • in cell adhesion assay to study its effects on E-cadherin glycosylation and membranous turnover[1]
  • to evaluate its effects on the neutrophilic inflammation index (NII) phenotype to study the effectiveness of the high cholesterol diet-gut inflammation (HCD-GI) platform[2]

Biochem/physiol Actions

5-Aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is a first-line medicine, used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases like ulcerative colitis (UC).[3][4] It has a high-efficiency rate in maintenance and induction of remission.[5] 5-ASA is an active component of sulfasalazine and also consists of the carbohydrate polymer, inulin.[3] It might exhibit anti-oxidant activity to lessen tissue injury. 5-ASA is vital for the prevention of T cell activation and proliferation.[5] It negatively regulates cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase pathways and lowers the formation of prostaglandins and leukotrienes.[5] 5-ASA stimulates the membranous expression of E-cadherin and boosts intercellular adhesion.[1]

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assay

≥99%

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Gene Information

human ... ALOX5(240), PPARG(5468), PTGS1(5742), PTGS2(5743)

Gene Information

human ... ALOX5(240), PPARG(5468), PTGS1(5742), PTGS2(5743)

Gene Information

human ... ALOX5(240), PPARG(5468), PTGS1(5742), PTGS2(5743)

Gene Information

human ... ALOX5(240), PPARG(5468), PTGS1(5742), PTGS2(5743)

Quality Level

200

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Quality Level

300

Quality Level

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form

powder

form

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form

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form

-

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL, clear, yellow to brown

solubility

-

solubility

-

solubility

-

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

-

storage temp.

2-30°C

storage temp.

2-8°C


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Hazard Classifications

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

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

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No data available

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No data available

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Cheng Xie et al.
BMC gastroenterology, 19(1), 138-138 (2019-08-02)
Mesalamine is a first-line drug in the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, while its intolerance occasionally occurs in clinical practice. Most of adverse reactions are due to the active components, which may lead to step-up treatment, but excipients are sometimes
Vineeta Khare et al.
Biochemical pharmacology, 87(2), 312-320 (2013-11-05)
Genome wide association studies have implicated intestinal barrier function genes in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. One of such loci CDH1, encoding E-cadherin, a transmembrane glycoprotein with known tumor suppressor functions, is also linked to the susceptibility to colorectal cancer.
Bei Ye et al.
World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics, 6(4), 137-144 (2015-11-12)
Oral mesalazine (also known as mesalamine) is a 5-aminosalicylic acid compound used in the treatment of mild to moderate ulcerative colitis, with high rates of efficacy in induction and maintenance of remission. The therapeutic effect of mesalazine occurs topically at



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A3537-100G04061833627617
A3537-25G04061833361030

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