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Methimazole

VETRANAL®, analytical standard

Synonym(s):

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

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H6N2S
CAS Number:
60-56-0
Molecular Weight:
114.17
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329757178
EC Number:
200-482-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
108646
MDL number:
MFCD00179321
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

200

product line

VETRANAL®

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

144-147 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
clinical
cosmetics
food and beverages
forensics and toxicology
personal care
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)

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General description

Methimazole is a thyreostatic compound, and an antihormone, which is widely used in medicine for the treatment of hyperthyroidism.

Application

Methimazole may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in fish homogenates using mixed mode solid-phase extraction technique with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography method with ultraviolet detection (MMSPE-RP-HPLC-UV).
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Legal Information

VETRANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

target_organs

Endocrine system

signalword

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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BCCP0231
BCCG2061
BCBZ9652
BCBS5704V

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Stijn L J Van Herck et al.
The Journal of endocrinology, 218(1), 105-115 (2013-04-24)
Methimazole (MMI) is an anti-thyroid drug used in the treatment of chronic hyperthyroidism. There is, however, some debate about its use during pregnancy as MMI is known to cross the mammalian placenta and reach the developing foetus. A similar problem
Mal-Soon Shin et al.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience, 31(3), 214-223 (2013-01-19)
Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in new neuron production and maturation during brain development. Physical exercise is known to promote cell survival and functional recovery after brain injuries. In the present study, we investigated the effects of treadmill exercise
MMSPE-RP-HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of methimazole and selected metabolites in fish homogenates.
Hollosi L, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 36(4), 921-924 (2004)
Sangmi Ock et al.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 27(12), 4899-4908 (2013-08-29)
Although thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is known to be a major regulator of thyroid hormone biosynthesis and thyroid growth, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is required for mediating thyrocyte growth in concert with TSH in vitro. We generated mice with thyrocyte-selective
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
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
46429-250MG04061834089452

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