Nifedipine

• Background:

  Nifedipine is a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker. It is used mainly as an antianginal, and hypertensive (1), but has other uses such as Raynaud's phenomenon (2), premature labor, and painful spasms of the esophagus.

• Description:

  L-type Ca channel blocker

• Product Name Alternative:

  Dimethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate

• UNSPSC:

  41116105

• Source:

  Synthetic

• Purity:

  >98%

• Weight:

  5

• Format:

  Yellow solid

• Solubility:

  Soluble to 100 mM in DMSO

• Molecular Formula:

  C17H18N2O6

• Molecular Weight:

  346.34

• Precautions:

  Not for use in humans. Not for use in diagnostics or therapeutics. For in vitro research use only.

• References & Citations:

  1. Dalal J.J., Griffiths B.E. and Henderson A.H. (1981) Br Heart J. 46(2): 230-231. 2. Thompson A.E., Pope J.E. (2005) Rheumatology. 44(2): 145-150.

• CAS Number:

  21829-25-4