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Tofacitinib citrate

≥98% (HPLC), powder, JAK3 inhibitor

Synonym(s):

(3R,4R)-4-Methyl-3-(methyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-β-oxo-1-piperidinepropanenitrile citrate salt, 3-[(3R,4R)-4-Methyl-3-[methyl-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino]piperidin-1-yl]-3-oxopropanenitrile citrate salt, CP-690550-10, Tasocitinib citrate salt

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H20N6O · C6H8O7
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
504.49
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Tofacitinib citrate, ≥98% (HPLC)

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL (clear solution; warmed)

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OC(=O)CC(O)(CC(O)=O)C(O)=O.C[C@@H]1CCN(C[C@@H]1N(C)c2ncnc3[nH]ccc23)C(=O)CC#N

InChI

1S/C16H20N6O.C6H8O7/c1-11-5-8-22(14(23)3-6-17)9-13(11)21(2)16-12-4-7-18-15(12)19-10-20-16;7-3(8)1-6(13,5(11)12)2-4(9)10/h4,7,10-11,13H,3,5,8-9H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19,20);13H,1-2H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t11-,13+;/m1./s1

InChI key

SYIKUFDOYJFGBQ-YLAFAASESA-N

Gene Information

General description

Tofacitinib is a synthetic molecule corresponding to a molecular weight of 312.4 Da and is permeable by transcellular diffusion.

Application

Tofacitinib citrate has been used:
  • as a ligand for human serum albumin in fluorescence quenching, dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements, differential scanning calorimetry and molecular docking studies
  • as a medium supplement for full depth articular cartilage (FDC) explants to monitor cytokine-induced proteoglycan loss
  • as a Janus kinase inhibitor in MCF7 breast cancer cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

Tofacitinib is a potent inhibitor of Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) with some JAK-1 inhibitory activity as well. It blocks downstream STAT signaling resulting in potent inhibition of inflammatory cytokines with resultant immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory activity. Tofacitinib is being investigated for for several autoimmune disorders including, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and dry eye.

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Other Notes

Tofacitinib has been expertly reviewed and recommended by the Chemical Probes Portal. For more information, please visit the Tofacitinib probe summary on the Chemical Probes Portal website.

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Phosphoproteome profiling reveals critical role of JAK-STAT signaling in maintaining chemoresistance in breast cancer
Nascimento AS, et al.
Testing, 8(70), 114756-114756 (2017)
Tofacitinib and TPCA-1 exert chondroprotective effects on extracellular matrix turnover in bovine articular cartilage ex vivo
Kjelgaard-Petersen CF, et al.
Biochemical Pharmacology (2018)
Ji Sang Lee et al.
Pharmaceutics, 11(7) (2019-07-10)
This study investigated the pharmacokinetics of tofacitinib in rats and the effects of first-pass metabolism on tofacitinib pharmacokinetics. Intravenous administration of 5, 10, 20, and 50 mg/kg tofacitinib showed that the dose-normalized area under the plasma concentration-time curve from time
Usir S Younis et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 20(5), 167-167 (2019-04-18)
Preformulation studies on tofacitinib citrate, a small molecule JAK3 specific inhibitor, have not been previously reported in literature. We therefore conducted several preformulation studies on tofacitinib citrate, and its free base, to better understand factors that affect its solubility, stability
The mechanism of action of tofacitinib-an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Hodge JA, et al.
Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 34(2), 318-328 (2016)

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