Balsalazide disodium

Balsalazide Disodium is the disodium salt form of balsalazide, an aminosalicylate and oral prodrug that is enzymatically cleaved in the colon to produce the anti-inflammatory agent mesalazine. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Aminosalicylates. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Colazal, Giazo and balsalazine. Its PubChem CID is 135413496.

CAS No 213594-60-6
Molecular Formula C17H13N3Na2O6
Molecular Weight 401.28 g/mol
Synonyms disodium;3-[[4-[(3-carboxy-4-oxidophenyl)diazenyl]benzoyl]amino]propanoate

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