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Methimazole

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

1-Methyl-2-imidazolethiol, 2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N2S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
114.17
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
108646
eCl@ss:
39161002
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grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

methimazole

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

144-147 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

CN1C=CNC1=S

InChI

1S/C4H6N2S/c1-6-3-2-5-4(6)7/h2-3H,1H3,(H,5,7)

InChI key

PMRYVIKBURPHAH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... TPO(7173)

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Methimazole USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia. Also, for use with USP monographs such as:
  • Methimazole Tablets

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.


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Not applicable

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Not applicable

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Endocrine system

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Repr. 1A - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 2

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects



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Fernando Bolaños et al.
Revista de investigacion clinica; organo del Hospital de Enfermedades de la Nutricion, 54(4), 307-310 (2002-11-06)
Long-term thionamide treatment is considered one of the main resources for Graves' hyperthyroidism. Although a 54.2% remission rate in patients so treated in Mexico was previously reported, most articles have shown a wide variation over time. In the present article
M Clementi et al.
American journal of medical genetics, 83(1), 43-46 (1999-03-17)
We report on a further case of congenital anomalies in a child exposed to methimazole during the first trimester of pregnancy (from first to seventh gestational week), and define a specific malformation pattern related to prenatal methimazole exposure and consisting
P Barbero et al.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 129A(1), 83-86 (2004-07-22)
We report three patients with bilateral choanal atresia in children prenatally exposed to methimazole (MMI) in order to define a MMI embryopathy clinical pattern. The combination of choanal atresia and other specific malformations strongly resembles previously reported patients exposed to