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Epinephrine bitartrate

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

(−)-Epinephrine (+)-bitartrate salt, L-3,4-Dihydroxy-α-(methylaminomethyl)benzyl alcohol D-hydrogen bitartrate salt, L-Adrenaline (+)-bitartrate salt, L-Adrenaline D-hydrogentartrate, L-Epinephrine D-hydrogentartrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H13NO3 · C4H6O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
333.29
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

epinephrine

manufacturer/tradename

USP

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.CNC[C@H](O)c1ccc(O)c(O)c1

InChI

1S/C9H13NO3.C4H6O6/c1-10-5-9(13)6-2-3-7(11)8(12)4-6;5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h2-4,9-13H,5H2,1H3;1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t9-;1-,2-/m01/s1

InChI key

YLXIPWWIOISBDD-NDAAPVSOSA-N

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Epinephrine Bitartrate USP reference standard for use in specified quality tests and assays.

Additionally used to prepare standard, standard stock sensitivity and system suitability solutions in the assay and impurity analysis according to the given below monographs and general chapters of United States Pharmacopeia (USP):
  • Epinephrine Bitartrate
  • Epinephrine Bitartrate Ophthalmic Solution
  • 〈391〉 Epinephrine Assay
  • Bupivacaine Hydrochloride and Epinephrine Injection
  • Epinephrine Injection

Biochem/physiol Actions

Adrenergic receptor agonist.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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Pictograms

Skull and crossbones

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Oral

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Epinephrine Bitartrate
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 44(5) (2021)
Epinephrine Bitartrate Ophthalmic Solution
United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
United States Pharmacopeia, 1651-1651 (2013)
Yangjie Wei et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 16(2), 455-465 (2014-11-02)
Several attempts have been made to mask the bitter taste of oral formulations, but none have been made for injectable formulations. This study aims to mask the bitter taste of dental lidocaine HCl (LID) injection using hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD) and sodium
Fabiano B Carvalho et al.
The Journal of nutritional biochemistry, 26(4), 378-390 (2015-01-31)
The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of anthocyanins (ANT) on oxidative and inflammatory parameters, as well as ion pump activities, in the pons of rats experimentally demyelinated with ethidium bromide (EB). Rats were divided in

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