Bioactivity | Quinethazone is an orally active diuretic agent and is also a weak inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase. Quinethazone can be used for hypertension research[1][2]. |
In Vivo | Quinethazone (50 mg/kg; p.o.; daily for 2 weeks) lowers blood pressure of renal hypertensive rats in association with a decrease in potassium but no change in water or sodium contents of aorta wall[1]. Animal Model: |
Name | Quinethazone |
CAS | 73-49-4 |
Formula | C10H12ClN3O3S |
Molar Mass | 289.74 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. FREED SC. MECHANISM OF ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE ACTION OF QUINETHAZONE. Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1963 Nov;114:421-2. [2]. Angelopoulos B, et al. Experimental investigation and observations on the diuretic action of quinethazone. Med Pharmacol Exp Int J Exp Med. 1966;14(6):528-36. |