Bisacodyl – 10 g

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
603-50-9
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

Bisacodyl is a prodrug form of the stimulant laxative desacetyl bisacodyl (Item No. 20928).{33529} It reduces the activity of Na+/K+-ATPases in isolated rat colon following administration in the drinking water at a concentration of 83 µM.{48734} Bisacodyl (20 mg/kg) decreases colonic aquaporin-3 levels and increases stool water content in rats, effects that are reversed by the COX inhibitor indomethacin (Item No. 70270).{33527} Formulations containing bisacodyl have been used in the treatment of constipation.  

 

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Description

A prodrug form of desacetyl bisacodyl; reduces the activity of Na+/K+-ATPases in isolated rat colon at 83 µM in the drinking water; decreases colonic aquaporin-3 levels and increases stool water content in rats at 20 mg/kg


Formal name: 4,4′-(2-pyridinylmethylene)bis-phenol, 1,1′-diacetate

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Molecular weight: 361.4

CAS: 603-50-9

Purity: ≥98%

Formulation: A crystalline solid