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Roflumilast

≥98% (HPLC), powder, phosphodiesterase 4 PDE4 inhibitor

Synonym(s):

3-(Cyclopropylmethoxy)-N-(3,5-dichloro-4-pyridinyl)-4-(difluoromethoxy)benzamide, 3-Cyclopropylmethoxy-4-difluoromethoxy-N-[3,5-dichloropyrid-4-yl]-benzamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H14Cl2F2N2O3
CAS Number:
162401-32-3
Molecular Weight:
403.21
MDL number:
MFCD00938270
UNSPSC Code:
41106305
PubChem Substance ID:
329825476
NACRES:
NA.77

Product Name

Roflumilast, ≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

100

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 20 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

ClC1=CN=CC(Cl)=C1NC(C2=CC=C(OC(F)F)C(OCC3CC3)=C2)=O

InChI

1S/C17H14Cl2F2N2O3/c18-11-6-22-7-12(19)15(11)23-16(24)10-3-4-13(26-17(20)21)14(5-10)25-8-9-1-2-9/h3-7,9,17H,1-2,8H2,(H,22,23,24)

InChI key

MNDBXUUTURYVHR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... PDE4A(5141) , PDE4B(5142) , PDE4C(5143) , PDE4D(5144)

Application

Roflumilast has been used to evaluate its effect on acute lung inflammation and chronic lung changes in models of cigarette exposure in mice. It is also used to investigate its therapeutic potential to ameliorate primary blast-induced deficits in long-term potentiation (LTP).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Roflumilast is a highly potent, orally active, and selective phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor with an IC50 of 0.8 nM. Roflumilast has anti-inflammatory properties and is used clinically to treat COPD.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Amparo Buenestado et al.
PloS one, 8(9), e74640-e74640 (2013-09-26)
Roflumilast is the first phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor to have been approved for the treatment of COPD. The anti-inflammatory profile of PDE4 inhibitors has not yet been explored in human lung tissues. We investigated the effects of roflumilast and its active
Xiaohua Du et al.
Phytotherapy research : PTR, 33(3), 602-609 (2019-01-15)
The principal active component of isoforskolin (ISOF) is from the plant Coleus forskohlii, native to China, which has attracted much attention for its biological effects. We hypothesize that ISOF and forskolin (FSK) pretreatment attenuates inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) related
Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibition restored hippocampal long term potentiation after primary blast.
Vogel E W, et al.
Experimental Neurology, 293, 91-100 (2017)
Fernando J Martinez et al.
Lancet (London, England), 385(9971), 857-866 (2015-02-17)
Roflumilast reduces exacerbations in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Its effect in patients using fixed combinations of inhaled corticosteroids and longacting β2 agonists is unknown. We postulated that roflumilast would reduce exacerbations in patients with severe chronic obstructive
Roflumilast fully prevents emphysema in mice chronically exposed to cigarette smoke.
Martorana P A, et al.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 172(7), 848-853 (2005)
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