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P5654

Piroxicam

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

4-Hydroxy-2-methyl-3-(pyrid-2-yl-carbamoyl)-2H-1,2-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H13N3O4S
CAS Number:
36322-90-4
Molecular Weight:
331.35
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24278641
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
EC Number:
252-974-3
MDL number:
MFCD00057317

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Product Name

Piroxicam, ≥98% (TLC)

InChI key

QYSPLQLAKJAUJT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C15H13N3O4S/c1-18-13(15(20)17-12-8-4-5-9-16-12)14(19)10-6-2-3-7-11(10)23(18,21)22/h2-9,19H,1H3,(H,16,17,20)

SMILES string

CN1C(C(=O)Nc2ccccn2)=C(O)c3ccccc3S1(=O)=O

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... PTGS1(5742), PTGS2(5743)
rat ... Alox5(25290)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Piroxicam is a non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug (NSAID). It possesses analgesic properties and exhibits therapeutic effects against rheumatic disorders.
Cyclooxygenase inhibitor.

Application

Piroxicam has been used:
  • for the induction of colitis in mice
  • as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug to increase the sensitivity to gut injury in interleukin-10 (IL-10) knockout mice
  • as a chemopreventive agent and as a positive control to study its effects on tumor growth in mice small intestine

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H301,H373

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Gastrointestinal tract

Storage Class

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

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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

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Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is a key innovation for plant breeding, and routinely used in basic researches and applied biology. However, the transformation efficiency is often the limiting factor of this technique. In this study, we discovered that oxicam-type nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
J F Coetzee et al.
Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, 38(6), 556-562 (2015-02-25)
The objective of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics and tissue disposition of meloxicam after repeated oral administration in calves. Thirteen male British × Continental beef calves aged 4 to 6 months and weighing 297-392 kg received 0.5 mg/kg meloxicam per os once daily
T J Carty et al.
Prostaglandins, 19(1), 51-59 (1980-01-01)
The new non-steroidal antiinflammatory (NSAI)2 agent, piroxicam [4-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-(2-pyridyl)-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3-carboxamide 1,1-dioxide], is a highly active inhibitor of prostaglandin (PG) synthesis by methylcholanthrene transformed mouse fibroblasts (MC5-5) and rabbit synovial cells in culture. Comparison of the PG biosynthesis inhibitory activity of piroxicam with
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