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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H15N5O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
209.25
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
InChI
1S/C9H15N5O/c10-7-6-8(12-9(11)14(7)15)13-4-2-1-3-5-13/h6,11,15H,1-5,10H2
SMILES string
NC1=CC(=NC(=N)N1O)N2CCCCC2
InChI key
ZIMGGGWCDYVHOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
grade
pharmaceutical primary standard
API family
minoxidil
manufacturer/tradename
EDQM
mp
272-274 °C (dec.) (lit.)
application(s)
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
format
neat
storage temp.
2-8°C
General description
This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.
Application
Minoxidil for system suitability EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Activates ATP-activated K+ channels; vasodilator; slow or stop hair loss and promote hair regrowth.
Packaging
The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.
Other Notes
Sales restrictions may apply.
signalword
Warning
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
target_organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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Alfredo Rossi et al.
Recent patents on inflammation & allergy drug discovery, 6(2), 130-136 (2012-03-14)
Minoxidil, a vasodilator medication known for its ability to slow or stop hair loss and promote hair regrowth, was first introduced, exclusively as an oral drug, to treat high blood pressure. It was however discovered to have the important side-effect
Susumu Otomo
Nihon yakurigaku zasshi. Folia pharmacologica Japonica, 119(3), 167-174 (2002-03-28)
The length and size of hair are depend on the anagen term in its hair cycle. It has been reported that the some cell growth factors, such as VEGF, FGF-5S, IGF-1 and KGF, induce the proliferation of cells in the
J T Sobota
Toxicologic pathology, 17(1 Pt 2), 193-202 (1989-01-01)
Minoxidil is an antihypertensive vasodilator with no known capability of inducing human cardiovascular pathology; however, the compound does cause a late, canine-specific lesion of the right atrium and acute right atrial and ventricular papillary muscle changes. In all the autopsy
[Minoxidil. Objectivity and criticism].
F Bardazzi et al.
Giornale italiano di dermatologia e venereologia : organo ufficiale, Societa italiana di dermatologia e sifilografia, 124(9), 407-409 (1989-09-01)
D A Sica et al.
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 3(2), 110-114 (2001-06-21)
Minoxidil is a direct vasodilator that has been in use for over two decades. It is used primarily to reduce blood pressure in hypertensives who have been poorly controlled on various multidrug regimens. Although minoxidil is extremely effective, its usefulness
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