A voltage-gated sodium channel blocker
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Benzonatate

Item No. 23936

Technical Information
Formal Name
4-(butylamino)-benzoic acid, 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27-nonaoxaoctacos-1-yl ester
CAS Number
104-31-4
Molecular Formula
C30H53NO11
Formula Weight
Purity
≥98%
Formulation
A 10 mg/ml solution in ethanol
DMF: 50 mg/mlDMSO: 50 mg/mlEthanol: 50 mg/mlEthanol:PBS(pH 7.2) (1:1): 0.5 mg/ml
λmax
231, 310 nm
SMILES
O=C(OCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOCCOC)C1=CC=C(NCCCC)C=C1
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C30H53NO11/c1-3-4-9-31-29-7-5-28(6-8-29)30(32)42-27-26-41-25-24-40-23-22-39-21-20-38-19-18-37-17-16-36-15-14-35-13-12-34-11-10-33-2/h5-8,31H,3-4,9-27H2,1-2H3
InChi Key
MAFMQEKGGFWBAB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Benzonatate is a reversible voltage-gated sodium channel blocker.1 It blocks Nav1.7 currents in a concentration- and voltage-dependent manner (IC50s = 5.9 and 1.4 μM at holding potentials of -100 and -70 mV, respectively) and inhibits action potential firing in catecholamine A differentiated (CAD) cells. Benzonatate also blocks 80% of Nav1.3 currents in N1E-115 cells when used at a concentration of 100 μM. In vivo, benzonatate (0.85 mg/min) reduces the frequency, but has no effect on the amplitude, of the cough reflex in anesthetized dogs.2 Formulations containing benzonatate have been used as antitussive agents for the treatment of coughs.

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Evans, M.S., Maglinger, G.B., and Fletcher, A.M. Benzonatate inhibition of voltage-gated sodium currents. Neuropharmacology 101, 179-187 (2016).

    2. Yanaura, S., Hosokawa, T., Kitagawa, H., et alEffects of peripheral airway response on the cough reflex (author’s transl). Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi. 76(8), 709-716 (1980).