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fondaparinux
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Fondaparinux (trade name Arixtra) is an anticoagulant medication chemically related to low molecular weight heparins. It is marketed by Viatris. A generic version developed by Alchemia is marketed within the US by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C31H53N3O49S8
- Molecular weight
- 1508.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)-6-[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-carboxy-4-hydroxy-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4-hydroxy-6-methoxy-5-(sulfoamino)-2-(sulfooxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-5-sulfooxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-5-(sulfoamino)-4-sulfooxy-2-(sulfooxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-(sulfoamino)-6-(sulfooxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid
- SMILES
- CO[C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O1)COS(=O)(=O)O)O[C@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](O2)C(=O)O)O[C@@H]3[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O3)COS(=O)(=O)O)O[C@H]4[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O4)C(=O)O)O[C@@H]5[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](O5)COS(=O)(=O)O)O)O)NS(=O)(=O)O)O)O)OS(=O)(=O)O)NS(=O)(=O)O)O)OS(=O)(=O)O)O)NS(=O)(=O)O
- InChIKey
- KANJSNBRCNMZMV-ABRZTLGGSA-N
- XLogP
- -14.7
- Polar surface area
- 873 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 19
- H-bond acceptors
- 52
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
2,357 papers- Fondaparinux Sodium: Recent Advances in the Management of Thrombosis.Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics · 2023
- Fondaparinux.Current pharmaceutical design · 2005
- Fondaparinux-associated heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.European journal of haematology · 2013
- Fondaparinux sodium.Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) · 2002
- Fondaparinux sodium.Drugs · 2002
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- Comparison to other agents
- Pharmacology
- Mechanism of action
- Chemistry
- Abbreviations
- References
- External links
Fondaparinux (trade name Arixtra) is an anticoagulant medication chemically related to low molecular weight heparins. It is marketed by Viatris. A generic version developed by Alchemia is marketed within the US by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories.
==Medical uses== Clinically, it is used for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients who have had orthopedic surgery as well as for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
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