Molsidomine

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Molsidomine
File:Molsidomine chemical strucure.png
style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Identifiers
CAS number 25717-80-0
PubChem 5353788
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style="background: #F8EABA; text-align: center;" colspan="2" | Properties
Molecular formula C9H14N4O4
Molar mass 242.23 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Molsidomine is an orally active, long acting vasodilating drug. Molsidomine is metabolized in the liver to the active metabolite SIN-1. SIN-1 is an unstable compound that releases nitric oxide upon decay as the actual vasodilating compound.

File:SIN-1 chemical strucure.png
Chemical structure of SIN-1

Chemistry

Molsidomine as well as SIN-1 are sydnone imines, a class of mesoionic heterocyclic aromatic chemical compounds.

See also


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