Description
Nimesulide is a selective inhibitor of COX-2. The IC50 values are 70 and 1.27 µM for human recombinant COX-1 and -2 (at 20 µM arachidonic acid), respectively, and 22 and 0.03 µM for ovine COX-1 and -2 (at 100 µM arachidonic acid), respectively.{1364,1286}
Formal name: N-(4-nitro-2-phenoxyphenyl)-methanesulfonamide
Synonyms: R805
Molecular weight: 308.3
CAS: 51803-78-2
Purity: ≥99%
Formulation: A crystalline solid