This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.Quinine sulfate is the sulfate salt of quinine, an alkaloid, obtained from the bark of Cinchona species.
Synonyms: Quinine hemisulfate salt monohydrate; Quinine sulfate (2:1) (salt) dihydrate
Molecular Formula: C20H24N2O2 · 0.5H2O4S · H2O
Molecular Weight: 391.47
Linear Structural Formula: C20H24N2O2 · 0.5H2O4S · H2O
MDL Number: MFCD00150790
Melting Point: ~225 C (dec.) (lit.)
Application: Quinine sulfate may be used as a pharmaceutical primary standard for the quantification of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations using chromatography techniques.
Biochem Physiol Actions: Potassium channel blocker. Antimalarial, anticholinergic, antihypertensive, and hypoglycemic agent; alkaloid originally isolated from the Cinchona family of South American trees. Inhibits mitochondrial ATP-regulated potassium channel. Used to study the metabolism of biocrystalized heme, hemozoin, in malarial parasites and to study the toxicity of heme (FP)-complexes.
Other Notes: USP issued SDS can be found here.