An iodinated monocarboxylic acid
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Metrizoic Acid

Item No. 38512

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Technical Information
Formal Name
3-(acetylamino)-5-(acetylmethylamino)-2,4,6-triiodo-benzoic acid
CAS Number
1949-45-7
Molecular Formula
C12H11I3N2O4
Formula Weight
627.9
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
Methanol: Soluble
SMILES
O=C(C1=C(C(NC(C)=O)=C(C(N(C(C)=O)C)=C1I)I)I)O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C12H11I3N2O4/c1-4(18)16-10-7(13)6(12(20)21)8(14)11(9(10)15)17(3)5(2)19/h1-3H3,(H,16,18)(H,20,21)
InChi Key
GGGDNPWHMNJRFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Metrizoic acid is an iodinated monocarboxylic acid.1 It has been used in gradient media to isolate the parasite B. hominis from human feces as well as in live lymphocytes in adoptive transfer experiments in mice.1,2 A salt form of metrizoic acid, metrizoate, previously has been used as an ionic contrast agent for X-ray imaging and angiography.3

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    Product Description References

    1. Lanuza, M.D., Carbajal, J.A., Villar, J., et al. Description of an improved method for Blastocystis hominis culture and axenization. Parasitol. Res. 83(1), 60-63 (1996).

    2. Korbelik, M., and Dougherty, G.J. Photodynamic therapy-mediated immune response against subcutaneous mouse tumors. Cancer Res. 59(8), 1941-1946 (1999).

    3. Golman, K., and Almén, T. Contrast media-induced nephrotoxicity. Survey and present state. Invest. Radiol. 20(1 Suppl.), S92-S97 (1985).