Atorvastatin Calcium Salt
Product Description
| Catalogue Number | A791750 |
| Chemical Name | Atorvastatin Calcium Salt |
| Synonyms | (βR,δR)-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-β,δ-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-[(phenylamino)carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic Acid Calcium Salt; Atorvastatin Hemicalcium; CI 981; Lipitor; Sortis; Tahor; YM 548; |
| CAS Number | 134523-03-8 |
| Alternate CAS # | Free Acid: 134523-00-5 |
| Molecular Formula | C₆₆H₆₈CaF₂N₄O₁₀ |
| Appearance | White to Off-White Solid |
| Melting Point | >176°C (dec.) |
| Molecular Weight | 1155.34 |
| Storage | -20°C |
| Solubility | DMSO (Slightly, Heated), Methanol (Sparingly) |
| Category | Standards; Chiral Molecules; Enzyme Activators and Inhibitors; Pharmaceutical/API Drug Impurities/Metabolites; |
| Applications | A selective, competitive HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Atorvastatin is the only drug in its class specfically indicated for lowering both elevated LDL-cholesterol and triglyceinhibitorrides in patients with hypercholesterolemia. |
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