Description
A sodium channel blocker and local anesthetic; levorotary stereoisomer of bupivacaine; inhibits INa by 57.8% in isolated guinea pig ventricular myocytes at 10 μM; reduces the Vmax and action potential duration to 76.7 and 83.4% of controls, respectively, in isolated guinea pig papillary muscle at 10 μM; induces a complete block of proprioception, motor function, and nociception in the hindleg of rats at 7.7 mM by percutaneous injection into the sciatic nerve
Formal name: 1-butyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-(2S)-2-piperidinecarboxamide, monohydrochloride
Synonyms: (S)-(–)-Bupivacaine
Molecular weight: 324.9
CAS: 27262-48-2
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid