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Sigma-Aldrich

Iron–Dextran

95-105 mg/mL (Iron content), solution

Synonym(s):

Ferric hydroxide dextran complex

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CAS Number:
9004-66-4
MDL number:
MFCD00081553
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

synthetic

Quality Level

200

sterility

aseptically filled

Assay

95-105 mg/mL (Iron content)

form

solution

contains

0.5% phenol as preservative

composition

Iron, ~100 mg/mL

color

brown

useful pH range

4 - 6.5

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/Fe.H2O4S/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H2,1,2,3,4)

InChI key

MVZXTUSAYBWAAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Iron-Dextran (ferric hydroxide dextran complex) may be used as an intravenous iron delivery preparation. Iron-Dextran may be used to induce iron-overload to study its effects and preventative measures.

Other Notes

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Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H317,H350

Hazard Classifications

Carc. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

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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Yonggang Gao et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 145(1), 254-260 (2012-11-14)
Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) has been widely prescribed in traditional folk medicine for treatment of hepatic and cardiovascular diseases in China and other Asian countries for several hundred years. Sixty male mice were randomly divided into five groups: control, iron overload
Natacha E Piloni et al.
Toxicology, 314(1), 174-182 (2013-10-15)
An in vivo model in rat was developed by intraperitoneally administration of Fe-dextran to study oxidative stress triggered by Fe-overload in rat brain. Total Fe levels, as well as the labile iron pool (LIP) concentration, in brain from rats subjected
Raymond J Bergeron et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 51(13), 3913-3923 (2008-06-07)
A series of iron-clearing efficiencies (ICEs), ferrokinetics, and toxicity studies for ( S)-2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-4-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid (deferitrin, 1), ( S)-4,5-dihydro-2-[2-hydroxy-4-(3,6,9-trioxadecyloxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid ( 2), and (S)-4,5-dihydro-2-[2-hydroxy-3-(3,6,9-trioxadecyloxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-4-thiazolecarboxylic acid ( 3) are reported. The ICEs in rodents are shown to be dose-dependent and saturable for
Markus R Jahn et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 78(3), 480-491 (2011-03-29)
The treatment of iron deficiency anemia with polynuclear iron formulations is an established therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease but also in other disease areas like gastroenterology, cardiology, oncology, pre/post operatively and obstetrics' and gynecology. Parenteral iron formulations represent
D L Burns et al.
Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 11(2), 163-168 (1995-03-01)
Iron dextran was introduced more than 30 yr ago for the parenteral treatment of iron deficiency anemia that is refractory to oral therapy. Iron dextran is a preparation of ferric hydroxide complexed with a low molecular weight fraction of dextran.
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