SML1496
Buformin hydrochloride
≥98% (HPLC)
Synonym(s):
1-Butylbiguanide hydrochloride, N-Butyl-imidodicarbonimidic diamide hydrochloride
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H15N5 · HCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
193.68
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77
Quality Level
Assay
≥98% (HPLC)
form
powder
color
white to beige
solubility
H2O: 25 mg/mL, clear
storage temp.
−20°C
SMILES string
[Cl-].N\C(=N/CCCC)\N=C(N)N.[H+]
InChI
1S/C6H15N5.ClH/c1-2-3-4-10-6(9)11-5(7)8;/h2-4H2,1H3,(H6,7,8,9,10,11);1H
InChI key
KKLWSPPIRBIEOV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Application
Buformin hydrochloride has been used as an internal standard in liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to analyze postmortem distribution/redistribution of buformin in body fluids and solid tissues in an autopsy case.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Buformin is an oral antidiabetic drug with antiproliferative properties; AMPK activator.
Buformin is an oral antidiabetic drug with antiproliferative properties; AMPK activator. Buformin, an antidiabetic biguanide drug, was withdrawn as an antidiabetic drug in several countries because of the side effect of lactic acidosis, but is now being investigated as an anticancer agent. Buformin inhibits the growth and development of cancer. Buformin has been shown to postpone spontaneous carcinogenesis as well as inhibit induced carcinogenesis in animal studies. Buformin decreased cancer incidence, multiplicity, and burden in a rat study of chemically induced mammary carcinogenesis. Buformin also reduced renal cell carcinoma survival under conditions of glucose deprivation. Buformin′s anticancer activity is thought to involve disruption of the Warburg effect by AMPK activation, which decreases hepatic glucose production, and inhibition of the mTor pathway.
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
Target Organs
Respiratory system
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
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Amin Wurita et al.
Forensic science international, 314, 110376-110376 (2020-07-03)
An autopsy for a suicidal case of a male in his 40s, who had died of poisoning due to ingestion of a large amount of buformin, was performed at our department. Buformin is biganide class agent used for patients of
Yan Ding et al.
Open life sciences, 15(1), 409-417 (2021-04-06)
Buformin has been reported to be a powerful anticancer drug by activating the AMPK signal. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effects of buformin on osteosarcoma. Cellular proliferative abilities were determined by cell counting kit-8 and colony formation assays. Cellular
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