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Sulindac
- CAS number
- 38194-50-2
- Molecular formula
- C20H17FO3S
- Molecular weight
- 356.4 g/mol
About this molecule
Sulindac is a monocarboxylic acid that is 1-benzylidene-1H-indene which is substituted at positions 2, 3, and 5 by methyl, carboxymethyl, and fluorine respectively, and in which the phenyl group of the benzylidene moiety is substituted at the para position by a methylsulfinyl group. It is a prodrug for the corresponding sulfide, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, used particularly in the treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. It has a role as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, an analgesic, a non-narcotic analgesic, an antipyretic, an EC 1.14.99.1 (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase) inhibitor, an antineoplastic agent, a prodrug, a tocolytic agent and an apoptosis inducer. It is a sulfoxide, a monocarboxylic acid and an organofluorine compound. It is functionally related to an acetic acid.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- 2-[(3Z)-6-fluoro-2-methyl-3-[(4-methylsulfinylphenyl)methylidene]inden-1-yl]acetic acid
- InChIKey
- MLKXDPUZXIRXEP-MFOYZWKCSA-N
- SMILES
- CC\1=C(C2=C(/C1=C\C3=CC=C(C=C3)S(=O)C)C=CC(=C2)F)CC(=O)O
- PubChem CID
- 1548887
Also known as
sulindac · Clinoril · Arthrocine · Artribid · Sulindaco · Sulindacum · Citireuma · Sulindac sulfoxide
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