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SML0653

Sigma-Aldrich

Capecitabine

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

5′-Deoxy-5-fluoro-N-[(pentyloxy)carbonyl]cytidine, Ro-9-1978

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H22FN3O6
CAS Number:
154361-50-9
Molecular Weight:
359.35
MDL number:
MFCD00930626
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825576
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D +80 to +100°, c = 0.5 in methanol

color

white to beige

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL, clear (warmed)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O[C@H]1[C@@H](O)[C@H](N2C(N=C(NC(OCCCCC)=O)C(F)=C2)=O)O[C@@H]1C

InChI

1S/C15H22FN3O6/c1-3-4-5-6-24-15(23)18-12-9(16)7-19(14(22)17-12)13-11(21)10(20)8(2)25-13/h7-8,10-11,13,20-21H,3-6H2,1-2H3,(H,17,18,22,23)/t8-,10-,11-,13-/m1/s1

InChI key

GAGWJHPBXLXJQN-UORFTKCHSA-N

Gene Information

human ... TYMS(7298)

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Application

Capecitabine has been used:

  • in combination with gemcitabine to achieve glutamine deprivation by enhancing the sensitivity of expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells to inhibitors of glutamine metabolism and study its effect on PDAC cell survival
  • to study the drug metabolic function in a two-organ microfluidic system
  • as an anti-cancer agent to study its cytotoxic activity alone or in combination with B87 on cancer cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Capecitabine is an anti-cancer drug, a prodrug of doxifluridine, metabolized to 5-fluorouracil at the tumor site. The activation of capecitabine follows a pathway with three enzymatic steps and two intermediary metabolites, 5′-Deoxy-5-fluorocytidine (5′-DFCR) and 5′-Deoxy-5-fluorouridine (5′-DFUR), to form 5-fluorouracil.

Pictograms

Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H341,H350,H360FD

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Muta. 2 - Repr. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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