Description
Metformin is used to treat high blood sugar levels that are caused by a type of diabetes mellitus or sugar diabetes called type 2 diabetes. With this type of diabetes, insulin produced by the pancreas is not able to get sugar into the cells of the body where it can work properly.
Using metformin alone, with a type of oral antidiabetic medicine called a sulfonylurea, or with insulin, will help to lower blood sugar when it is too high and help restore the way you use food to make energy.
Specification:
| Chemical Name | Metformin Hydrochloride |
| Synonyms | N,N-Dimethylimidodicarbonimidic Diamide Hydrochloride; Diabetosan; Diabex; Glucophage; Metiguanide; Glucoform; Glucomet; Glucomin; Glucomine; Orabet; Siamformet; Walaphage; Glumetza |
| CAS Number | 1115-70-4 |
| Alternate CAS # | free base: 657-24-9 |
| Molecular Formula | C₄H₁₂ClN₅ |
| Appearance | White to Off-White Solid |
| Melting Point | 216-220°C |
| Molecular Weight | 165.62 |
| Storage | -20°C |
| Solubility | DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |
| Category | Standards; Pharmaceutical/API Drug Impurities/Metabolites; |
| Applications | An oral hypoglycemic agent. Slows electron transport in the oxidation pathway in mitochondria. Has been reported to reverse Lupus symptoms in mice in conjunction with 2-deoxy-d-glucose (D239000). Metformin is a well-known type 2 diabetes treatment. Research shows that metformin may inhibit tumor growth both directly and indirectly. Studies indicate that metformin modulates the biology of aging. Metformin blocks the conversion of select substrates into glucose in a redox-dependent manner. |
