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Riluzole

≥98% (HPLC), solid, glutamate release inhibitor

Synonym(s):

2-Amino-6-(trifluoromethoxy)benzothiazole

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H5F3N2OS
CAS Number:
1744-22-5
Molecular Weight:
234.20
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278006
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00210213
Form:
solid
Quality level:
100
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Product Name

Riluzole, solid

form

solid

Quality Level

100

originator

Sanofi Aventis

SMILES string

Nc1nc2ccc(OC(F)(F)F)cc2s1

InChI

1S/C8H5F3N2OS/c9-8(10,11)14-4-1-2-5-6(3-4)15-7(12)13-5/h1-3H,(H2,12,13)

InChI key

FTALBRSUTCGOEG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SCN10A(6336), SCN11A(11280), SCN1A(6323), SCN2A(6326), SCN3A(6328), SCN4A(6329), SCN5A(6331), SCN7A(6332), SCN8A(6334), SCN9A(6335)
rat ... Scnn1g(24768)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Glutamate release inhibitor; anticonvulsant

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hcodes

H300

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

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Ryan S Phillips et al.
eLife, 11 (2022-07-08)
Previously our computational modeling studies (Phillips et al., 2019) proposed that neuronal persistent sodium current (INaP) and calcium-activated non-selective cation current (ICAN) are key biophysical factors that, respectively, generate inspiratory rhythm and burst pattern in the mammalian preBötzinger complex (preBötC)
B C Cheah et al.
Current medicinal chemistry, 17(18), 1942-1199 (2010-04-10)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a universally fatal neurodegenerative disease of the human motor system. Aetiological mechanisms implicated in the development of ALS have been linked to the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system, with destruction of motor neurons triggered through excessive activation
Steve Vucic et al.
Brain : a journal of neurology, 136(Pt 5), 1361-1370 (2013-04-26)
Riluzole, a benzothiazole derivative, has been shown to be effective in prolonging survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The mechanisms by which riluzole exerts neuroprotective effects in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis remains to be fully elucidated, although inhibition of glutamatergic transmission and
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