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Carbidopa

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

(S)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydrazino-2-methylpropionic acid monohydrate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H14N2O4 · H2O
CAS Number:
38821-49-7
Molecular Weight:
244.24
MDL number:
MFCD00889211
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329774795
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

carbidopa

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

O.C[C@@](Cc1ccc(O)c(O)c1)(NN)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C10H14N2O4.H2O/c1-10(12-11,9(15)16)5-6-2-3-7(13)8(14)4-6;/h2-4,12-14H,5,11H2,1H3,(H,15,16);1H2/t10-;/m0./s1

InChI key

QTAOMKOIBXZKND-PPHPATTJSA-N

Gene Information

human ... DDC(1644)

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General description

Carbidopa is a dopaminergic drug, which is known to inhibit the conversion of dopa to dopamine. It is used in combination with levodopa for the effective treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic leg movements in sleep.
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

Carbidopa EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

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The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Sales restrictions may apply.

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GHS07

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Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

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Àlex Pericas et al.
Organic letters, 15(7), 1448-1451 (2013-03-13)
A stereoselective synthesis of L-carbidopa in seven steps and 50% overall yield from commercial compounds is described. The key step involves a highly enantioselective α-amination reaction of an acyclic β-ketoester with di-tert-butyl azodicarboxylate induced by europium and (R,R)-diphenyl-pybox.
Augmentation of the restless legs syndrome with carbidopa/levodopa
Allen.PR and Earley.JC
Sleep, 19(3), 205-213 (1996)
Hubert H Fernandez et al.
Parkinsonism & related disorders, 19(3), 339-345 (2013-01-05)
Levodopa-carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) delivered continuously via percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEG-J) tube has been reported, mainly in small open-label studies, to significantly alleviate motor complications in Parkinson's disease (PD). A prospective open-label, 54-week, international study of LCIG is ongoing in
Ina Schabram et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 34(44), 14769-14776 (2014-10-31)
Methylphenidate (MPH) inhibits the reuptake of dopamine and noradrenaline. PET studies with MPH challenge show increased competition at postsynaptic D2/3-receptors, thus indirectly revealing presynaptic dopamine release. We used [(18)F]fluorodopamine ([(18)F]FDOPA)-PET in conjunction with the inlet-outlet model (IOM) of Kumakura et
Kathleen Fagerlund et al.
The American journal of nursing, 113(1), 26-35 (2012-12-19)
Carbidopa-levodopa (Sinemet), the gold-standard treatment for Parkinson's disease, has a short half-life of one to two hours. When patients with Parkinson's disease are placed on NPO (nil per os, or nothing by mouth) status for surgery, they may miss several
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