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T3937

Tetracaine hydrochloride

meets USP testing specifications

Synonym(s):

4-(Butylamino)benzoic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, Amethocaine hydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H24N2O2 · HCl
CAS Number:
136-47-0
Molecular Weight:
300.82
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
24900181
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
MFCD00038912

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InChI

1S/C15H24N2O2.ClH/c1-4-5-10-16-14-8-6-13(7-9-14)15(18)19-12-11-17(2)3;/h6-9,16H,4-5,10-12H2,1-3H3;1H

SMILES string

Cl.CCCCNc1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OCCN(C)C

InChI key

PPWHTZKZQNXVAE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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meets USP testing specifications

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... SCN10A(6336), SCN11A(11280), SCN1A(6323), SCN2A(6326), SCN3A(6328), SCN4A(6329), SCN5A(6331), SCN7A(6332), SCN8A(6334), SCN9A(6335)

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Application

Topical ophthalmic anesthetic; used for spinal anesthesia

Biochem/physiol Actions

Blocks voltage-sensitive release of Ca2+ from sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Storage Class

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

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

target_organs

Central nervous system

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SLCD1714
SLBS5146
SLBN2960V
SLBF7604V
061M1482V

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Epilepsia, 61(9), 2022-2034 (2020-08-07)
Initial identification of new investigational drugs for the treatment of epilepsy is commonly conducted in well-established mouse acute and chronic seizure models: for example, maximal electroshock (MES), 6 Hz, and corneal kindling. Comparison of the median effective dose (ED50) of approved
Gabriel C Gaviola et al.
The Laryngoscope, 123(4), 852-858 (2013-02-14)
Transnasal endoscopy is commonly performed in an outpatient otolaryngology setting. Patients are typically administered a topical anesthetic and decongestant prior to this procedure to alleviate discomfort and improve visualization. There is no consensus on which topical anesthetic is most effective
Patrick E McCleskey et al.
Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], 39(1 Pt 1), 82-91 (2013-01-03)
Few published studies have analyzed serum lidocaine levels and individual patient characteristics affecting metabolism after application of compounded topical anesthetics. To measure serum lidocaine levels during and cutaneous side effects after standardized application of 23% lidocaine/7% tetracaine compounded anesthetic to
K Ruetzler et al.
British journal of anaesthesia, 109(5), 790-796 (2012-07-27)
Arterial catheterization is painful and is associated with patient stress and anxiety. Analgesia is usually provided by subcutaneous injection of local anaesthetic. An alternative is topical anaesthesia, such as Rapydan which is a novel topical anaesthetic patch containing 70 mg
Quan Wen et al.
Cornea, 32(2), 179-184 (2012-08-08)
Our recent tissue cross-linking studies have raised the possibility of using aliphatic β-nitroalcohols (BNAs) for pharmacologic, therapeutic corneal cross-linking. The present study was performed to determine the permeability of BNAs and to explore the use of permeability-enhancing agents. Ex vivo
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