An antiprotozoal agent
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Nifurtimox

Item No. 21784

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Formal Name
3-methyl-N-[(5-nitro-2-furanyl)methylene]-4-thiomorpholinamine, 1,1-dioxide
CAS Number
23256-30-6
Synonyms
  • BAY-2502
  • BAY-A-2502
Molecular Formula
C10H13N3O5S
Formula Weight
287.3
Purity
≥98%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 30 mg/mlDMSO: 20 mg/ml
λmax
275, 399 nm
SMILES
CC1CS(CCN1/N=C/C2=CC=C([N+]([O-])=O)O2)(=O)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C10H13N3O5S/c1-8-7-19(16,17)5-4-12(8)11-6-9-2-3-10(18-9)13(14)15/h2-3,6,8H,4-5,7H2,1H3/b11-6+
InChi Key
ARFHIAQFJWUCFH-IZZDOVSWSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Nifurtimox is an antiprotozoal agent.1 It is active against Taluahuén, LQ, and Brener strains of T. cruzi epimastigotes with IC50 values of 9.91, 12.28, and 10.44 µM, respectively. Nifurtimox inhibits clonogenic growth of HCT116, H838, C33A, LN18, KNS42, MDA-MB-231, and FaDu tumor cells under hypoxic conditions.2 It reduces parasitemia and increases survival in a mouse model of T. cruzi infection when administered at doses of 10 and 40 mg/kg per day.3 Dietary administration of nifurtimox (150 mg/kg per day for 28 days) increases tumor cell apoptosis and reduces tumor growth in an SMS-KCNR mouse xenograft model.4

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    Product Description References

    1. Maya, J.D., Bollo, S., Nuñez-Vergara, L.J., et al. Trypanosoma cruzi: Effect and mode of action of nitroimidazole and nitrofuran derivatives. Biochem. Pharmacol. 65(6), 999-1006 (2003).

    2. Li, Q., Lin, Q., Kim, H., et al. The anti-protozoan drug nifurtimox preferentially inhibits clonogenic tumor cells under hypoxic conditions. Am. J. Cancer Res. 7(5), 1084-1095 (2017).

    3. Santeliz, S., Caicedo, P., Giraldo, E., et al. Dipyridamole potentiated the trypanocidal effect of nifurtimox and improved the cardiac function in NMRI mice with acute chagasic myocarditis. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 112(9), 596-608 (2017).

    4. Saulnier Sholler, G.L., Brard, L., Straub, J.A., et al. Nifurtimox induces apoptosis of neuroblastoma cells in vitro and in vivo. J. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol. 31(3), 187-193 (2009).