Rosuvastatin Calcium Salt
Product Description
| Catalogue Number | R700500 |
| Chemical Name | Rosuvastatin Calcium Salt |
| Synonyms | (3R,5S,6E)-7-[4-(4-Fluorophenyl)-6-(1-methylethyl)-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]-5-pyrimidinyl]-3,5-dihydroxy-6-heptenoic Acid Calcium Salt; Crestor; ZD 4522 Calcium Salt; Rosuvastatin Hemicalcium; Rosuvastatin Calcium; Fortius; Rostar; S 4522; |
| CAS Number | 147098-20-2 |
| Alternate CAS # | free acid: 287714-41-4 |
| Molecular Formula | C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S•1/2Ca |
| Appearance | White to Off-White Solid |
| Melting Point | >151°C (dec.) |
| Molecular Weight | 500.57 |
| Storage | -20°C |
| Solubility | DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |
| Category | Standards; Chiral Molecules; Pharmaceutical/API Drug Impurities/Metabolites; |
| Applications | Rosuvastatin Calcium Salt is a selective, competitive HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Antilipemic. |
| References | Watanabe, M., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 5, 437 (1997), Lee, E., et al.: Clin. Pharmacol. Ther., 78, 330 (2005), Ferdinand, K.C., et al.: Am. J. Cardiol., 97, 229 (2006), |
