Mefenamic Acid - Mefenamic Acid

Mefenamic Acid
CAS: 61-68-7
Chemical name: N- (2,3- xylyl) -2- amino benzoic acid
Molecular formula: C15H15NO2
Molecular weight: 241.29
EINECS number: 200-513-1
Use: anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs, for rheumatoid arthritis, headache, toothache and menstrual pain.
Summary: mefenamic acid is also called mefenamic acid, mefenamic acid, chemical name is N- (2,3- xylyl) -2- amino benzoic acid, room temperature is white crystal or crystalline powder, odorless, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, chloroform, slightly soluble in ether.Melting point 230-231 ℃, an anti-inflammatory and analgesic, antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.Strong analgesic effect, antipyretic and persistence, but anti-inflammatory effect than phenylbutazone and flufenamic acid.The mechanism of action is the inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, inhibition of protein decomposition enzymes, protein structure and stability of cell membrane, and plays a role in tissue metabolism disturbance.For rheumatic, rheumatoid arthritis and headache, toothache, neuralgia, menstrual pain, after childbirth pain, pelvic pain treatment.