| Description | Chiniofon (Ferron), a halogenated 8-hydroxyquinoline, is used as an antiamebic drug. This type of anti-amebic drug exerts an anti-amebic effect by inhibiting intestinal commensal bacteria and affects amoebic dysentery, but has no effect on extra-intestinal amoebic parasites. |
| Synonyms | Loretin, Ferron, 8-hydroxy-7-iodo-5-quinolinesulfonate, quiniophen, 喹碘方 |
| molecular weight | 351.12 |
| Molecular formula | C9H6INO4S |
| CAS | 547-91-1 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | DMSO: 3.51 mg/mL (10 mM), Sonication is recommended. H2O: 2 mg/ml |
| References | 1. Zhang J, Yong X, Zhao D, Shi Q. Accurate quantification of two key time points used in the determination of hydroxyl polyaluminum species by ferron timed spectrophotometry. J AOAC Int. 2015 Jan-Feb;98(1):225-9. doi: 10.5740/jaoacint.14-073. PMID: 25857902. |