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Q0132

Quinine sulfate

meets USP testing specifications, monograph mol wt. 782.94 ((C20H24N2O2)2 . H2SO4 . 2H2O)

Synonym(s):

Quinine hemisulfate salt monohydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H24N2O2 · 0.5H2O4S · H2O
CAS Number:
207671-44-1
Molecular Weight:
391.47
UNSPSC Code:
12352210
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24899321
MDL number:
MFCD00150790
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
6113937
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USP/NF, meets USP testing specifications

mol wt

monograph mol wt. 782.94

mp

~225 °C (dec.) (lit.)

antibiotic activity spectrum

parasites

mode of action

enzyme | inhibits

SMILES string

O.O.OS(O)(=O)=O.COc1ccc2nccc([C@@H](O)C3CC4CCN3C[C@@H]4C=C)c2c1.COc5ccc6nccc([C@@H](O)C7CC8CCN7C[C@@H]8C=C)c6c5

InChI

1S/2C20H24N2O2.H2O4S.2H2O/c2*1-3-13-12-22-9-7-14(13)10-19(22)20(23)16-6-8-21-18-5-4-15(24-2)11-17(16)18;1-5(2,3)4;;/h2*3-6,8,11,13-14,19-20,23H,1,7,9-10,12H2,2H3;(H2,1,2,3,4);2*1H2/t2*13-,14-,19-,20+;;;/m00.../s1

InChI key

ZHNFLHYOFXQIOW-LPYZJUEESA-N

Application

Use to study the metabolism of biocrystalized heme, hemozoin, in malarial parasites, the toxicity of heme (FP)-complexes and to inhibit mitochondrial ATP-regulated potassium channel.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Potassium channel blocker. Antimalarial
Potassium channel blocker. Antimalarial, anticholinergic, antihypertensive, and hypoglycemic agent; alkaloid originally isolated from the Cinchona family of South American trees. Inhibits mitochondrial ATP-regulated potassium channel. Used to study the metabolism of biocrystalized heme, hemozoin, in malarial parasites and to study the toxicity of heme (FP)-complexes.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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