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P1784

Pentoxifylline

Phosphodiesterase inhibitor, solid

Synonym(s):

3,7-Dimethyl-1-(5-oxohexyl)xanthine, Trental

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C13H18N4O3
CAS Number:
6493-05-6
Molecular Weight:
278.31
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24278190
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
EC Number:
229-374-5
MDL number:
MFCD00063379
Form:
solid
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Product Name

Pentoxifylline, solid

form

solid

Quality Segment

100

color

white

solubility

H2O: ≥43 mg/mL, colorless to almost colorless

originator

Sanofi Aventis

SMILES string

CN1C=NC2C1C(=O)N(CCCCC(C)=O)C(=O)N2C

InChI

1S/C13H20N4O3/c1-9(18)6-4-5-7-17-12(19)10-11(14-8-15(10)2)16(3)13(17)20/h8,10-11H,4-7H2,1-3H3

InChI key

MQGNNJQTNFHNHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... ADORA2B(136), LITAF(9516), PDE4B(5142), TNF(7124)
rat ... Tnf(24835)

Application

Pentoxifylline has been used:
  • used in the combinatorial treatment with itraconazole for paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM)
  • to treat harvested sperms to check the effect of ′pentoxifylline exposed sperms′ in the contribution of embryonic growth
  • to intrathecally inject female and male mice to investigate whether astrocytes and microglia could be causally involved in the maintenance of pain-like behaviour

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pentoxifylline (PTX) is considered as a nonspecific phosphodiesterase inhibitor. It possesses rheologic properties. Pentoxifylline is used to treat peripheral vascular disease. It has the ability to block the phosphorylation of I kappa B-alpha (IĸBα) in serines 32 and 36.
Phosphodiesterase inhibitor; inhibits synthesis of tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α).

Features and Benefits

This compound is a featured product for Cyclic Nucleotide research. Click here to discover more featured Cyclic Nucleotide products. Learn more about bioactive small molecules for other areas of research at sigma.com/discover-bsm.
This compound is featured on the Histamine Synthesis and Metabolism and Phosphodiesterases pages of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.
This compound was developed by Sanofi Aventis. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

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hcodes

H302,H362

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Lact.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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P1784-BULK: + P1784-250G: + P1784-100G: + P1784-VAR: + P1784-10G:

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