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Vecuronium bromide

Synonym(s):

1-[(2β,3α,5α,16β,17β)-3,17-Bis(acetyloxy)-2-(1-piperidinyl)androstan-16-yl]-1-methyl-piperidinium bromide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C34H57BrN2O4
CAS Number:
50700-72-6
Molecular Weight:
637.73
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
4837308
EC Number:
256-723-9
MDL number:
MFCD00867762
UNSPSC Code:
51152000
PubChem Substance ID:
329767429
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic

assay

≥97.0% (TLC)

form

powder or crystals

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

[Br-].CC(=O)O[C@H]1C[C@@H]2CC[C@@H]3[C@H](CC[C@@]4(C)[C@H]3C[C@@H]([C@@H]4OC(C)=O)[N+]5(C)CCCCC5)[C@@]2(C)C[C@@H]1N6CCCCC6

InChI

1S/C34H57N2O4.BrH/c1-23(37)39-31-20-25-12-13-26-27(34(25,4)22-29(31)35-16-8-6-9-17-35)14-15-33(3)28(26)21-30(32(33)40-24(2)38)36(5)18-10-7-11-19-36;/h25-32H,6-22H2,1-5H3;1H/q+1;/p-1/t25-,26+,27-,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,34-;/m0./s1

InChI key

VEPSYABRBFXYIB-PWXDFCLTSA-M

Gene Information

human ... CHRNA1(1134) , CHRNB1(1140) , CHRND(1144) , CHRNE(1145) , CHRNG(1146)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Vecuronium Bromide is an aminosteroidal neuromuscular blocking agent. It relaxes the skeletal muscle and decreases oxygen consumption during surgery. It competes with acetylcholine and bind to cholinergic receptors at neuromuscular junctions.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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