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Dimethyl Sulfoxide

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Definition: A highly polar organic liquid, that is used widely as a chemical solvent. Because of its ability to penetrate biological membranes, it is used as a vehicle for topical application of pharmaceuticals. It is also used to protect tissue during CRYOPRESERVATION. Dimethyl sulfoxide shows a range of pharmacological activity including analgesia and anti-inflammation.     
Pharmacological Action Cryoprotective Agents; Free Radical Scavengers; Solvents 		Other names DMSO; Sulphoxide, Dimethyl; Sulfoxide, Dimethyl; Sulfinylbis(methane); Shire Brand of Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Sclerosol; Rimso-50; Rimso 100; Rimso; Rheumabene; Research Ind. Corp. Brand 2 of Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Research Ind. Corp. Brand 1 of Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Merckle Brand of Dimethyl Sulfoxide; Dimexide; Dimethylsulphoxide; Dimethylsulphinyl; Dimethylsulfoxide; Dimethyl SulphoxideDrugs* : RIMSO-50; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
3-((4-amino-6-methoxy-2-(methylsulfanyl)pyrimidin-5-yl)amino)-1,2'-biindenylidene-1',3'-dione dimethyl sulfoxide  0   *Pyrimidines Dimethyl Sulfoxide/*analogs & derivatives. Acta Crystallogr C. 2009 May;65(Pt 5):o229-32
Onyx HD 500  0   *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Polyvinyls. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005 Sep;26(8):1909-15
narayan stain  0   *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Methylene Blue Drug Combinations. Rev Iberoam Micol 2004 Dec;21(4):219
VS55 solution  0   *HEPES *Formamides *Propylene Glycols *Dimethyl Sulfoxide. Cryobiology 2003 Jun;46(3):264-70
DP6 solution  0   *HEPES *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Propylene Glycols. Cryobiology 2003 Jun;46(3):264-70
Onyx copolymer  0   *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Polyvinyls. J Neurosurg 2002 Mar;96(3):474-82
Ruthenium Ben  0   *Organometallic Compounds Dimethyl Sulfoxide DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/antagonists & inhibitors. Biochemistry 1999 Apr 6;38(14):4382-8
bis(3,5-diisopropylsalicylato)bis(dimethylsulfoxido)zinc(II)  0   *Organometallic Compounds Dimethyl Sulfoxide/*analogs & derivatives. J Inorg Biochem 1998 May;70(2):137-43
imidazolium-bis(imidazole)dimethylsulfoxideimidazotetrachlororuthenate(III)  0   *Organometallic Compounds Dimethyl Sulfoxide/*analogs & derivatives. Pathol Oncol Res 1998;4(1):30-6
DAP213 solution  0   *Acetamides *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Propylene Glycols Solutions. Mol Reprod Dev 1995 Feb;40(2):177-85
GPD solution  0   *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Glutaral *Propylene Glycols Drug Combinations. Roum Arch Microbiol Immunol 1993 Oct-Dec;52(4):293-303
dimethylsulfoxideimidazoletetrachlororuthenate(III)  135908-84-8   *Organometallic Compounds Dimethyl Sulfoxide/*analogs & derivatives Ruthenium. Anticancer Drugs 1992 Feb;3(1):25-31
trichlorobis(dimethylsulfoxide)imidazoleruthenium(III)  141624-71-7   *Organometallic Compounds Dimethyl Sulfoxide/*analogs & derivatives Ruthenium. Anticancer Drugs 1992 Feb;3(1):25-31
Dimac-SSD  0   *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Methacrylates *Polyethylene Glycols *Silver Sulfadiazine Drug Combinations Bandages. J Trauma 1989;29(4):430
1-decyl methyl sulfoxide  3079-28-5   Dimethyl Sulfoxide/*analogs & derivatives. Surgery 1987;102(6):974
1,2,3-propanetriol sulfinylbis(methane) mixture  79682-30-7 1,2,3-Propanetriol, mixt. with sulfinylbis(methane)  *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Glycerol. Albrecht Von Graefes Arch Klin Exp Ophthalmol 1981;215(4):243
dimethyl sulfone  67-71-0 Methane, sulfonylbis  *Dimethyl Sulfoxide *Sulfones.
Pharma Action Anti-Inflammatory Agents 		Altern Med Rev. 2003 Nov;8(4):438-41; Chem Biol Inteact 1980;31(1):65

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