SULFADOXINE

 

SYNONYM: 4-Amino-N-(5,6-dimethoxy-4-pyrimidinyl)BENZENE SULFONAMIDE

 

FORMULA: C12H14N4O4S

 

M.W.: 310.3

 

CAS NO.: 2447-57-6

 

GRADE: BP98, USP24

 

DESCRIPTION: white or whitish powder of crystalline, odorless, slightly soluble in water, very slightly soluble in 96% alcohol, insoluble in aether.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

 

SOLUBILITY

COMPLIES

IDENTIFICATION

POSITIVE

ACIDITY

COMPLIES

CLARITY AND COLOR OF SOLUTION

BY 5 PASS

MELTING POINT

197-198℃

HEAVY METALS

20PPM MAX.

RELATED SUBSTANCE

COMPLIES

LOSS ON DRYING

0.1%

SULFATED ASH

0.066%

ASSAY

99.86%

 

USES: a kind of super sulfamethoxypyridazine drug. Half life in blood is 6-8 days. Used against infections caused by hemolytic streptococcus, Pneumococcosis & Bacillus dysenteriae, and to treat meningitis, urethra infections, etc. Also used together with ethamine pyrimidine to prevent and treat pernicious malaria which tolerates other antimalaria drugs.

 

PACKING: PACKED IN 25KG CARDBOARD DRUM, 10MT/20’FCL.