Description
An aldose reductase inhibitor (IC50 = 35 nM for the bovine lens enzyme); dietary administration decreases sciatic nerve galactitol accumulation in a rat model of galactosemia (ED50 = 7.3 mg/kg) and sciatic nerve sorbitol accumulation (ED50 = 4.8 mg/kg per day) in a rat model of STZ-induced diabetes; decreases urinary total protein excretion in STZ-induced diabetic rats at 25 mg/kg per day; decreases levels of galactitol in the lens of and inhibits cataract formation in rats fed a high-galactose diet when applied topically at 2 and 3% in 10 μl four times per day
Formal name: N-[[6-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1-naphthalenyl]thioxomethyl]-N-methyl-glycine
Synonyms: AY 27773
Molecular weight: 357.3
CAS: 82964-04-3
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid