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Bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium(IV) sesquioxide)

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Synonym(s):

GE 132

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Linear Formula:
O[Ge(=O)CH2CH2CO2H]2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
339.42
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

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Quality Level

Assay

99%

form

solid

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC[Ge](=O)O[Ge](=O)CCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C6H10Ge2O7/c9-5(10)1-3-7(13)15-8(14)4-2-6(11)12/h1-4H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)

InChI key

XEABSBMNTNXEJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium(IV) sesquioxide), also known as repagermanium, is a water-soluble organogermanium compound that exhibits immunostimulatory properties. It is also used as an ingredient in food and cosmetics.[1]

Application

Bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium(IV) sesquioxide) can be used as a precursor in the preparation of photoluminescent carbon dots, applicable as fluorescent probes in bioimaging applications.[2]

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chisato Hirayama et al.
Journal of gastroenterology, 38(6), 525-532 (2003-06-26)
Although antiviral agents have been adopted for the management of chronic hepatitis B, they have only limited efficacy because of the underlying impaired immune status. Propagermanium, a hydrophilic polymer of 3-oxygermyl propionate, has been reported to have potent immune modulatory
Hiroaki Shimokawa et al.
Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 41(3), 372-380 (2003-02-27)
Although the importance of monocytes/macrophages in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis is widely accepted, effective and safe treatment to inhibit those inflammatory cells remains to be developed. It was recently found that propagermanium, which is clinically used for the treatment of
Michael Gliem et al.
Annals of neurology, 71(6), 743-752 (2012-06-22)
Inflammation is increasingly viewed as a new therapeutic target in subacute stages of brain infarction. However, apart from causing secondary damage, inflammation could equally promote beneficial lesion remodeling and repair. Distinct subpopulations of monocytes/macrophages (MOs/MPs) may critically determine the outcome
Tomoya Takeda et al.
Scientific reports, 9(1), 13637-13637 (2019-09-22)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are very harmful to dermal cells, and it is thus important to develop cosmetics that protect the skin from ROS and other stimuli. Repagermanium is a synthetic water-soluble organogermanium polymer, and in this study, we attempted
Boryana Konstantinova Popivanova et al.
Cancer research, 69(19), 7884-7892 (2009-09-24)
Accumulating evidence indicates the crucial contribution of chronic inflammation to various types of carcinogenesis, including colon carcinoma associated with ulcerative colitis and asbestosis-induced malignant mesothelioma. Ulcerative colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis can be recapitulated in mice by azoxymethane administration followed by repetitive

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