Mesalamine Metabolite

Product name : Mesalamine Metabolite

CAS : 89-57-6

Molecular formula : C₇H₇NO₃

Molecular weight : 153.135

Product Description :
Mesalazine (INN, BAN), also known as Mesalamine (USAN) or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA), is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat inflammation of the digestive tract ulcerative colitis and mild-to-moderate Crohn's disease. Mesalazine is a bowel-specific aminosalicylate drug that acts locally in the gut and has its predominant actions there, thereby having few systemic side effects.[citation needed] As a derivative of salicylic acid, 5-ASA is also thought to be an antioxidant that traps free radicals, which are potentially damaging byproducts of metabolism.
5-ASA is considered the active moiety of sulfasalazine, which is metabolized to sulfapyridine and 5_ASA.