Product name : Fexinidazole
Synonyms : 1-methyl-2-[[4-(methylthio)phenoxy]methyl]-5-nitro-1H-imidazole;
CAS No. : 59729-37-2
Molecular Formula : C12H13N3O3S
Molecular Weight : 279.3149
Product description :
This product is an antiparasitic agent.It has activity against Trypanosoma cruzi, Tritrichomonas foetus, Trichomonas vaginalis and Entamoeba histolytica.Fexinidazole was discovered by the German pharmaceutical company Hoechst AG, but its development as a pharmaceutical was halted in the 1980s.Fexinidazole is now being studied through a collaboration between Sanofi and the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative for the treatment of Chagas disease and human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness).