Product Description: Sodium Picosulfate (Standard) is the analytical standard of Sodium Picosulfate. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Sodium Picosulfate inhibits the absorption of water and electrolytes and increases their secretion.
Formula: C18H13NNa2O8S2
References: [1]Nishikawa J, et al. Toxicity study with sodium picosulfate in cultured liver cells of rabbit, rat and man. Arzneimittelforschung. 1981;31(2):321-5./[2]Geboes K, et al. Effects of 'contact laxatives' on intestinal and colonic epithelial cell proliferation. Pharmacology. 1993 Oct;47 Suppl 1:187-95./[3]Fioramonti J, et al. In vivo motility of rat colon chronically pretreated with sennosides. Pharmacology. 1993 Oct;47 Suppl 1:155-61./[4]Regev A, et al. Comparison of two bowel preparations for colonoscopy: sodium picosulphate with magnesium citrate versus sulphate-free polyethylene glycol lavage solution. Am J Gastroenterol. 1998 Sep;93(9):1478-82.
CAS Number: 10040-45-6
Molecular Weight: 481.41
Research Area: Metabolic Disease
Solubility: 10 mM in DMSO
Target: Biochemical Assay Reagents;Reference Standards