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Loratadine

≥98% (HPLC), Histamine H1 receptor antagonist, powder

Synonym(s):

4-(8-Chloro-5,6-dihydro-11H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[1,2-b]pyridin-11-ylidene-1-piperidinecarboxylic acid ethyl ester, Loratidine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H23N2O2Cl
CAS Number:
79794-75-5
Molecular Weight:
382.88
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278525
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00672869
Assay:
≥98% (HPLC)
Form:
powder
Quality level:
200
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Product Name

Loratadine, ≥98% (HPLC), powder

Quality Level

200

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white

solubility

DMSO: soluble 50 mg/mL, H2O: insoluble

originator

Schering Plough

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)N1CC\C(CC1)=C2/c3ccc(Cl)cc3CCc4cccnc24

InChI

1S/C22H23ClN2O2/c1-2-27-22(26)25-12-9-15(10-13-25)20-19-8-7-18(23)14-17(19)6-5-16-4-3-11-24-21(16)20/h3-4,7-8,11,14H,2,5-6,9-10,12-13H2,1H3

InChI key

JCCNYMKQOSZNPW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP3A4(1576), HRH1(3269), KCNH1(3756), KCNH2(3757), PTAFR(5724)
rat ... Hrh1(24448)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Loratadine is a non-sedating histamine H1-receptor antagonist. Shown to inhibit the two-pore domain potassium channel K2P18.1 (also called TRESK or KCNK18).
Non-sedating histamine H1-receptor antagonist.

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Schering Plough. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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0000512665
0000512665
0000476689
0000476689
0000481310

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F M Baroody et al.
Allergy, 55 Suppl 64, 17-27 (2001-04-09)
The primary mechanism of antihistamine action in the treatment of allergic diseases is believed to be competitive antagonism of histamine binding to cellular receptors (specifically, the H1-receptors), which are present on nerve endings, smooth muscles, and glandular cells. This notion
J Kornhuber et al.
Neuropharmacology, 34(7), 713-721 (1995-07-01)
Amantadine (1-amino-adamantane) is clinically used for the management of Parkinson's disease and drug-induced extrapyramidal symptoms. It has previously been shown that amantadine is a low-affinity uncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist with rapid blocking and unblocking channel kinetics (Ki-value at the
H Ebrahimzadeh et al.
Analytica chimica acta, 767, 155-162 (2013-03-05)
In this work a molecularly imprinted polymer was developed as a selective sorbent for extraction of loratadine (as a model) in complex matrices followed by miniaturized homogeneous liquid-liquid extraction (MHLLE) for the first time. The molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) which
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