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Metrizamide

Item No. 27724

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Technical Information
Formal Name
2-[[3-(acetylamino)-5-(acetylmethylamino)-2,4,6-triiodobenzoyl]amino]-2-deoxy-D-glucose
CAS Number
31112-62-6
Molecular Formula
C18H22I3N3O8
Formula Weight
789.1
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMSO: SolubleMethanol: Soluble
SMILES
IC1=C(C(N[C@@H](C=O)[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)O)=O)C(I)=C(NC(C)=O)C(I)=C1N(C)C(C)=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C18H22I3N3O8/c1-6(27)22-14-11(19)10(12(20)15(13(14)21)24(3)7(2)28)18(32)23-8(4-25)16(30)17(31)9(29)5-26/h4,8-9,16-17,26,29-31H,5H2,1-3H3,(H,22,27)(H,23,32)/t8-,9+,16+,17+/m0/s1
InChi Key
DTZMSDADRKLCQE-RFMXWLSYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Metrizamide is a non-ionic contrast agent.1 In vivo, metrizamide (0.1 ml/kg of a 370 mg I/ml solution) does not induce EEG abnormalities, indicating minimal neurotoxicity in rabbits. It has also been used as a solute in gradient centrifugation applications.2

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Maly, P., Elmqvist, D., Almén, T., et al. Comparison between EEG and observation of rabbit behaviour in evaluation of subarachnoid neurotoxicity of metrizamide. Acta. Radiol. Diagn. (Stockh.) 27(2), 235*240 (1986).

    2. Hsu, C.-H., Di Carlo, D., Chen, C., et al. Microvortex for focusing, guiding and sorting of particles. Lab Chip. 8(12), 2128-2134 (2008).