Iloprost

• Catalog No.: I267300
• CAS Number: 78919-13-8
• M. F.: C22H32O4
• M. W.: 360.48708

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 5-[(2E,3aS,4R,5R,6aS)-5-hydroxy-4-[(1E,3S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyloct-1-en-6-yn-1-yl]-octahydropentalen-2-ylidene]pentanoic acid
• IUPAC Traditional name: iloprostum
• Synonyms: Ciloprost; (5E)-5-[(3aS,4R,5R,6aS)-Hexahydro-5-hydroxy-4-[(1E,3S)-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-1-octen-6-yn-1-yl]-2(1H)-pentalenylidene]pentanoic Acid; ZK 36374; Endoprost; (1S,2R,3R,5S)-7-[(E)-4-Carboxybutylidene]-2-[(3S,1E)-3-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-octyn-1-enyl]-bicyclo[3.3.0]octane; Ilomedin

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 78919-13-8

DETAILS

Description (English)

A synthetic analogue of Prostacyclin (PGI2) used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), scleroderma, Raynaud's phenomenon and ischemia. It acts through elevation of cAMP by binding to the prostacyclin receptor (IP receptor). Iloprost inhibits the

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