Chemical Name:2-Hydroxy Atorvastatin Calcium Salt
Synonyms:(βR,δR)-2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-β,δ-dihydroxy-4-[[(2-hydroxyphenyl)amino]carbonyl]-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic Acid Calcium Salt (2:1)
Alternate CAS #:free acid: 214217-86-4
Molecular Formula:C₆₆H₆₈CaF₂N₄O₁₂
Melting Point:>166°C (dec.)
Molecular Weight:1187.35
Category:
Research Tools; Chiral Molecules; Pharmaceutical/API Drug Impurities/Metabolites;
Applications:
di(2-Hydroxy Atorvastatin) Calcium Salt is a metabolite of Atorvastatin Calcium Salt (A791750), a selective, competitive HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor. Atorvastatin is the only drug in its class specfically indicated for lowering both elevated LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides in patients with hypercholesterolemia.
References:
Kearney, A.S., et al.: Pharm. Res., 10, 1461 (1993); Heinonen, T.M., et al.: Clin. Ther., 18, 853 (1996); Whitfield, L.R., et al.: Eur. J. Drug Metab. Pharmacokinet., 25, 97 (2000)