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Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Molecular Formula C15H11I4NO4
Molecular Weight 776.87
Optical Activity ( + / - )
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of THYROXINE, DL-

SMILES

NC(CC1=CC(I)=C(OC2=CC(I)=C(O)C(I)=C2)C(I)=C1)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=XUIIKFGFIJCVMT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C15H11I4NO4/c16-8-4-7(5-9(17)13(8)21)24-14-10(18)1-6(2-11(14)19)3-12(20)15(22)23/h1-2,4-5,12,21H,3,20H2,(H,22,23)

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Molecular Formula C15H11I4NO4
Molecular Weight 776.87
Charge 0
Count
MOL RATIO 1 MOL RATIO (average)
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Description

There is no information related to the pharmacological application of DL-thyroxine, but is known, that this is a mixture of two: L (levothyroxine) and D (dextrothyroxine) forms, and it was shown, that levothyroxine possessed greater antioxidative effect, than the DL.

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Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
Changes in catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and caspase activity, genomic DNA, and nitric oxide (NO) generation were investigated biochemically using Rana japonica tadpole tails undergoing regression during thyroid hormone enhancement. DNA fragmentation and ladder formation with concomitant shortening of tadpole tail were induced by DL-thyroxine (T4) in culture medium. Catalase activity was also decreased by T4 treatment. T4 was also found to increase NO synthase (NOS) activity in cultured tadpole tail with concomitant increase in the concentration of NO2- plus NO3- (NOx) in the culture medium. Additional treatment with N-monomethyl-L-arginine (NMMA), a potent inhibitor of NOS, suppressed the enhancing effects of T4 on tail shortening and catalase activity reduction. These results suggested that T4 enhances NO generation, thereby strongly inhibiting catalase activity, resulting in an increase in hydrogen peroxide, and that the oxidative stress elicited by excess hydrogen peroxide might activate cysteine-dependent aspartate-directed protease-3 (caspase-3-like protease), which is thought to cause DNA fragmentation, leading to apoptosis.
Substance Class Chemical
Record UNII
QR0BV3BRIA
Record Status Validated (UNII)
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