Dantrolene sodium

Dantrolene Sodium is the sodium salt form of dantrolene, a hydantoin derivative and direct-acting skeletal muscle relaxant. Dantrolene depresses excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle by binding to the ryanodine receptor 1, and decreasing intracellular calcium concentration. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Spasticity agents. Its therapeutic use is listed as muscle relaxants. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a synthetic source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Ryanodex, Revonto and Dantrium. Its PubChem CID is 6604100.

CAS No 14663-23-1
Molecular Formula C14H9N4NaO5
Molecular Weight 336.23 g/mol
Synonyms sodium 3-[(E)-[5-(4-nitrophenyl)furan-2-yl]methylideneamino]-2-oxo-4H-imidazol-5-olate

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