Meclizine dihydrochloride
SIGMA/SML0950 - ≥97% (HPLC)
Synonym: 1-(p-Chloro-α-phenylbenzyl)-4-(m-methylbenzyl)-piperazine dihydrochloride; 1-
CAS Number: 1104-22-9
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C25H27ClN2 · 2HCl
Molecular Weight: 463.87
EC Number: 214-164-8
Linear Formula: C25H27ClN2 · 2HCl
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥97% (HPLC) |
| color | white to beige |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C25H27ClN2.2ClH/c1-20- |
| InChI key | VCTHNOIYJIXQLV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | [Cl-].[Cl-].Clc1ccc(cc1)C |
| solubility | DMSO: 5 mg/mL, clear (warmed) |
| storage condition | desiccated |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Meclizine has the ability to increase glycolysis and decrease cellular ATP levels in media that has glucose and galactose. It guards the kidney against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Meclizine is considered as an anti-nausea and anti-dizziness drug, was identified in a ′nutrient-sensitized′ chemical screen. In human, it acts as an agonist of pregnane X receptor (PXR). It enhances the expression of CYP3A4 (cytochrome P450 3A4) mRNA and reduces CYP3A-catalyzed testosterone 6β-hydroxylation in primary cultures of human hepatocytes. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Meclizine is a potent histamine H1 receptor antagonist that is widely used as antiemetic. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Meclizine is a potent histamine H1 receptor antagonist that is widely used as antiemetic. Recently, meclizine was identified as an inhibitor of hepstin. Also, meclizine is a potent inhibitor of mitochondrial respiration through inhibition of cytosolic CTP:phosphoethanolamine cytidylyltransferase (Pcyt2). |
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| Packaging: | 50 mg in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS07,GHS08 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H361 |
| Precautionary statements | P201 - P301 + P312 + P330 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 63-22 |
| Safety Statements | 22-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥97% (HPLC) |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352200 |



