| Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
| Molecular Formula | C6F14 |
| Molecular Weight | 338.0418 |
| Optical Activity | NONE |
| Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
SHOW SMILES / InChI
SMILES
FC(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)C(F)(F)F
InChI
InChIKey=ZJIJAJXFLBMLCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C6F14/c7-1(8,3(11,12)5(15,16)17)2(9,10)4(13,14)6(18,19)20
| Molecular Formula | C6F14 |
| Molecular Weight | 338.0418 |
| Charge | 0 |
| Count |
MOL RATIO
1 MOL RATIO (average) |
| Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
| Additional Stereochemistry | No |
| Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Optical Activity | NONE |
Perflexane is a contrast agent for ultrasound Imaging. The mechanism of action of perflexane is an ultrasound contrast activity. Perflexane is a fluorinated hydrocarbon and gaseous substance used as an imaging contrast agent in the echocardiogram. After administration in microsphere form, perflexane increases ultrasound reflectivity of blood. This leads to an improvement of ultrasound signaling. Perflexane-lipid microspheres (AFO150) is a preparation of perfluorocarbon (PFC)-based micro bubbles it was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002 for clinical use in echocardiograms to opacify the left ventricular chamber and to improve the delineation of the left ventricular endocardial border. However, AFO150 is not currently available for clinical applications.
Approval Year
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Sample Use Guides
The recommended dose is 0.00625 mL/kg (0.125 mg/kg) administered as a single intravenous bolus over a period of not less than 10 seconds and immediately followed by a saline flush. Imagent (The active moiety, the microsphere, comprises two critical components: perflexane, the gaseous component, and DMPC, the lipid membrane component) must be used within 30 minutes of reconstitution.
Route of Administration:
Intravenous
