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SML0248

Sigma-Aldrich

Zolmitriptan

≥98% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(4S)-4-((3-(2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)-1H-indol-5-yl)methyl)-2-oxazolidinone, (S)-4-((3-(2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl)indol-5-yl)methyl)-2-oxazolidinone, 311C90

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H21N3O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
287.36
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D -3 to -8°, c = 1 in methanol

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: ≥5 mg/mL

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CN(C)CCc1c[nH]c2ccc(C[C@H]3COC(=O)N3)cc12

InChI

1S/C16H21N3O2/c1-19(2)6-5-12-9-17-15-4-3-11(8-14(12)15)7-13-10-21-16(20)18-13/h3-4,8-9,13,17H,5-7,10H2,1-2H3,(H,18,20)/t13-/m0/s1

InChI key

ULSDMUVEXKOYBU-ZDUSSCGKSA-N

Gene Information

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Application

Zolmitriptan has been used as a 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 1B (5-HT1B/D) activator to treat grafts to study its effects on the morphology of the ectopic eye.
Zolmitriptan has been used to induce hyper-innervation of transplants.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Zolmitriptan is a selective serotonin receptor agonist of the 5HT1B and 5HT1D subtypes, both centrally and peripherally. It has been used clinically for the acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura and cluster headaches.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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B Lee Peterlin et al.
Expert opinion on drug metabolism & toxicology, 3(6), 899-911 (2007-11-22)
Migraine is a common, often disabling, neurovascular disease that has been shown to be associated with abnormal serotonergic activity. Drugs that modulate serotonin receptors are commonly used in the acute treatment of a migraine attack. Zolmitriptan, a 5-hydroxytryptophan(1B/1D) receptor agonist
Tony W Ho et al.
Headache, 51(1), 64-72 (2010-11-09)
To evaluate whether the same or different patients respond to triptans and telcagepant. Telcagepant is an oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist with acute antimigraine efficacy comparable to oral triptans. It is currently unknown whether migraine patients who cannot be
Jessica M D'Amico et al.
Journal of neurophysiology, 109(6), 1485-1493 (2012-12-12)
Activation of receptors by serotonin (5-HT1) and norepinephrine (α2) on primary afferent terminals and excitatory interneurons reduces transmission in spinal sensory pathways. Loss or reduction of descending sources of serotonin and norepinephrine after spinal cord injury (SCI) and the subsequent
Vincenzo Tullo et al.
Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 33 Suppl 1, S61-S64 (2012-06-01)
Migraine with aura affects ~20-30 % of migraineurs and it is much less common than migraine without aura. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of frovatriptan 2.5 mg and zolmitriptan 2.5 mg in the treatment of
Marek Gawel et al.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 6(6), 1019-1024 (2005-06-15)
Intranasal zolmitriptan has recently been launched in the US and Canada and is a novel formulation of the antimigraine drug zolmitriptan. This drug has been used extensively in its oral formulation. The intranasal formulation offers a more rapid onset of

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