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Desalkylflurazepam solution

1.0 mg/mL in methanol, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H10ClFN2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
288.70
EC Number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

Quality Level

form

liquid

feature

Snap-N-Spike®/Snap-N-Shoot®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

drug control

Narcotic Licence Schedule B (Switzerland)

concentration

1.0 mg/mL in methanol

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable
liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

clinical testing

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

Fc1ccccc1C2=NCC(=O)Nc3ccc(Cl)cc23

InChI

1S/C15H10ClFN2O/c16-9-5-6-13-11(7-9)15(18-8-14(20)19-13)10-3-1-2-4-12(10)17/h1-7H,8H2,(H,19,20)

InChI key

UVCOILFBWYKHHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Desalkylflurazepam, also known as N-desalkyl-2-oxoquazepam, is a long-acting metabolite of the benzodiazepine drug flurazepam. Flurazepam is sold unde the trade names Dalmane and Dalmadorm for the treatment of mild to moderate insomnia. This Certified Spiking Solution® is suited for use in LC/MS or GC/MS applications for clinical toxicology, forensic analysis or urine drug testing.

Application


  • Pharmacokinetic profiling: Research on flurazepam metabolites, including Desalkylflurazepam, utilizes high-performance liquid chromatography for detailed pharmacokinetic studies in rats, providing essential data for understanding drug behavior and metabolism (Lau et al., 1987).

  • Neuroscience tool: Desalkylflurazepam is applied in neuroscience research to understand the dynamics of benzodiazepine binding on living cells, utilizing small ligands in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, a method pivotal for real-time molecular interactions study (Hegener et al., 2002).

  • Drug testing applications: The compound is used in the development of analytical techniques like ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) for the detection of benzodiazepines in hair, useful in workplace drug testing and forensic science (Ramírez Fernández et al., 2015).

  • Toxicological analysis: Desalkylflurazepam serves as a reference standard in forensic toxicology to facilitate the rapid determination of benzodiazepines and their metabolites in biological samples, crucial for accurate and swift diagnostic purposes (Jeong et al., 2015).

  • Immunosorbent assay applications: This benzodiazepine metabolite is instrumental in examining cross-reactivity of psychoactive substances in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) techniques, enhancing drug testing capabilities in clinical settings (Cieri et al., 2024).

Legal Information

CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
CERTIFIED SPIKING SOLUTION is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes,Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

49.5 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

9.7 °C - closed cup


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N Zampaglione et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 13(1), 25-29 (1985-01-01)
The absorption, metabolism, and excretion of quazepam, a new benzodiazepine hypnotic, was investigated in six normal male volunteers after oral administration of 25 mg 14C-quazepam in solution. Quazepam was well absorbed. Plasma radioactivity peaked (324.6 ng quazepam eq/ml) 1.75 hr
W Sieghart
Neuroscience letters, 38(1), 73-78 (1983-07-15)
The potency of several new benzodiazepines as inhibitors of [3H]flunitrazepam binding was investigated in membranes from rat cerebellum or hippocampus. It was found that quazepam and two of its metabolites have a higher affinity for benzodiazepine receptors in cerebellum than
J M Hilbert et al.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 36(1), 99-104 (1984-07-01)
The effect of sleep on quazepam kinetics was studied in 12 normal adult men. In a randomized two-way crossover design, each subject received one 15-mg quazepam tablet either at night just before sleep or in the morning after a night's
Kimiyasu Kato et al.
Therapeutic drug monitoring, 25(4), 473-477 (2003-07-29)
The effects of itraconazole, a potent inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4, on the plasma kinetics of quazepam and its two active metabolites after a single oral dose of the drug were studied. Ten healthy male volunteers received itraconazole 100
[Pharmacokinetics of the two major metabolites of ethyl loflazepate (CM6912) in dogs and humans. Simulation by a digital computer].
M Ito et al.
Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan, 106(8), 703-708 (1986-08-01)

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