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Diclofenac is a non-selective COX inhibitor.1,2,3 It inhibits human COX-1 and -2 with IC50 values of 0.9-2.7 and 1.5-20 µM, respectively.1,2 Diclofenac inhibits ovine COX-1 and -2 with IC50 values of 60 and 220 nM, respectively.3
1
Laneuville, O., Breuer, D.K., DeWitt, D.L., et al. Differential inhibition of human prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases-1 and -2 by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. J Pharmacol Exp Ther271927-934(1994).
2
Barnett, J., Chow, J., Ives, D., et al. Purification, characterization and selective inhibition of human prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 and 2 expressed in the baculovirus system. Biochim Biophys Acta1209130-139(1994).
3
Johnson, J.L., Wimsatt, J., Buckel, S.D., et al. Purification and characterization of prostaglandin H synthase-2 from sheep placental cotyledons. Arch Biochem Biophys32426-34(1995).
Synonyms
Voltaren
Ecofenac
Benfofen
Formal Name
2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino]-benzeneacetic acid, monosodium salt
CAS Number
15307-79-6
Molecular Formula
C14H10Cl2NO2 · Na
Formula Weight
318.1
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Purity
≥99%
λmax
285 nm
Stability
2 years
Storage
Room temperature
Shipping
Room temperature
in continental US; may vary elsewhere
Barnett, J., Chow, J., Ives, D., et al. Purification, characterization and selective inhibition of human prostaglandin G/H synthase 1 and 2 expressed in the baculovirus system. Biochim Biophys Acta1209130-139(1994).
Johnson, J.L., Wimsatt, J., Buckel, S.D., et al. Purification and characterization of prostaglandin H synthase-2 from sheep placental cotyledons. Arch Biochem Biophys32426-34(1995).
Laneuville, O., Breuer, D.K., DeWitt, D.L., et al. Differential inhibition of human prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthases-1 and -2 by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. J Pharmacol Exp Ther271927-934(1994).
Diclofenac (sodium salt) is available in the following screening
library: