Cytarabine
CAS: 147-94-4
Category: Nucleosides
| Purity | Reagent Grade ≥98%, High-Purity Grade ≥99%, Technical Grade ≥95% |
| Molecular Formula | C9H13N3O5 |
| Molecular Weight | 243.22 |
| Appearance | White to off-white crystalline powder |
| Packaging | 1g/5g/10g or 25kg/cardboard drum or 1kg/aluminum foil bag |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — Visual inspection; Identification — IR, UV; Purity — RP-HPLC; Related pyrimidines — TLC; Heavy metals — ICP-MS; Loss on drying — Gravimetry; Microbial limits — Filtration; Uracil arabinoside — HPLC; pH — Potentiometry. |
| Storage Notes | Stored refrigerated at 2-8°C in a tightly closed, light-resistant vial, protected from freezing and moisture, away from incompatible materials and direct sunlight. |
| Lead Time | 10 days |
Used as an antimetabolite pyrimidine nucleoside analog that inhibits DNA polymerase in the production of chemotherapeutic agents for acute myeloid leukemia and lymphocytic leukemias.