Title:  Exisulind 
CAS Registry Number:  59973-80-7 
CAS Name:  (1Z)-5-Fluoro-2-methyl-1-[[4-(methylsulfonyl)phenyl]methylene]-1H-indene-3-acetic acid 
Additional Names:  cis-5-fluoro-2-methyl-1-(p-methylsulfonylbenzylidene)-3-acetic acid;  sulindac sulfone 
Manufacturers' Codes:  FGN-1 
Trademarks:  Aptosyn (Cell Pathways) 
Molecular Formula:  C20H17FO4S 
Molecular Weight:  372.41 
Percent Composition:  C 64.50%, H 4.60%, F 5.10%, O 17.18%, S 8.61% 
Literature References:  Sulfone metabolite of sulindac, q.v.; induces apoptosis of cancer cells.  Identification as metabolite:  H. B. Hucker et al., Drug Metab. Dispos. 1, 721 (1973).  Prepn:  H. Jones et al., J. Carbohydr. Nucleosides Nucleotides 3, 369 (1974).  Antiproliferative effect vs colon cancer cells:  L. J. Hixson et al., Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 3, 433 (1994).  HPLC determn in serum:  M. Siluveru, J. T. Stewart, J. Chromatogr. B 673, 91 (1995); and clinical pharmacokinetics:  G. F. Ray et al., J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 14, 213 (1995).  Review of mechanism of action studies:  D. J. Ahnen, Eur. J. Surg. Suppl. 582, 111-114 (1998). 
Properties:  mp 194-196°.  [a]D -62° (c = 1 in CHCl3). 
Melting point:  mp 194-196° 
Optical Rotation:  [a]D -62° (c = 1 in CHCl3) 
Therap-Cat:  In treatment of colorectal polyps.   |