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Update Date 2009-06-23 18:07:19
Primary Accession Number DB00271
Secondary Accession Number
  • APRD00913
Name Diatrizoate
Drug Type
  • Approved
  • Small Molecule
Description A commonly used x-ray contrast medium. As diatrizoate meglumine and as Diatrizoate sodium, it is used for gastrointestinal studies, angiography, and urography. [PubChem]
Synonyms
  1. Amidotrizoate
  2. Amidotrizoic Acid
  3. Diatriazoate
  4. Diatrizoate sodium
  5. Diatrizoate sodium salt
  6. Diatrizoic acid
  7. Diatrizoic acid sodium salt
  8. Meglumine diatrizoate
  9. Methalamic acid
  10. Sodium amidotrizoate
  11. Sodium diatrizoate
  12. Urografin acid
  13. Urogranoic acid
Brand Names
  1. Angiovist 282
  2. Cardiografin
  3. Conray 35
  4. Diat
  5. Gastrografin
  6. Hypaque
  7. Iothalamate
  8. Odiston
  9. Reno-dip
  10. Renografin 76
  11. Triombrin
  12. Triombrine
  13. Urotrast
  14. Urovison
  15. Urovist Cysto
  16. Urovist Cysto Pediatric
  17. Urovist Sodium 300
  18. Vascoray
Brand Mixtures
  1. Gastrografin Liq (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  2. Hypaque-M 76% (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  3. Hypaque-M Liq 76% Usp (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  4. Md-60 (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  5. Md-76 (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  6. Renocal-76 (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  7. Renografin-60 - Liq Iv (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  8. Renografin-60 Liq (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  9. Renografin-76 - Liq Iv (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  10. Renografin-76 Liq (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Diatrizoate Sodium)
  11. Sinografin (Diatrizoate Meglumine + Meglumine Iodipamide)
Chemical IUPAC Name 3,5-diacetamido-2,4,6-triiodobenzoic acid
Chemical Formula C11H9I3N2O4
Chemical Structure Structure
CAS Registry Number 117-96-4
InChI Identifier InChI=1/C11H9I3N2O4/c1-3(17)15-9-6(12)5(11(19)20)7(13)10(8(9)14)16-4(2)18/h1-2H3,(H,15,17)(H,16,18)(H,19,20)/f/h15-16,19H
InChI Key YVPYQUNUQOZFHG-KAWPVFOWCS
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KEGG Compound Not Available
PubChem Compound 2140 Link Image
PubChem Substance 854261 Link Image
ChEBI ID Not Available
PharmGKB ID Not Available
HET ID Not Available
GenBank ID Not Available
Drug ID Number [DIN] 02237155 Link Image
RxList Link Not Available
PDRhealth Link Not Available
Wikipedia Link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatrizoate Link Image
FDA Label Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Synthesis Reference Not Available
Average Molecular Weight 613.9136
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight 613.7696
State Solid
Melting Point Not Available
Experimental Water Solubility Not Available Source: PhysProp
Predicted Water Solubility 1.07e-01 mg/mL Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental LogP/Hydrophobicity 3.3 Source: PhysProp
Predicted LogP 2.27 Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental LogS Not Available
Predicted LogS -3.76 Calculated using ALOGPS
Experimental Caco2 Permeability Not Available
pKa/Isoelectric Point Not Available
Mass Spectrum Not Available
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2D Structure
3D Structure
Experimental PDB ID Not Available
Isomeric SMILES CC(=O)NC1=C(I)C(C(O)=O)=C(I)C(NC(C)=O)=C1I
Canonical SMILES CC(=O)NC1=C(I)C(C(O)=O)=C(I)C(NC(C)=O)=C1I
Drug Category
  • Contrast Media
ATC Codes
AHFS Codes
  • 36:68.00
Indication Used, alone or in combination, for a wide variety of diagnostic imaging methods, including angiography, urography, cholangiography, computed tomography, hysterosalpingography, and retrograde pyelography.
Pharmacology Diatrizoate is the most commonly used water-soluble, iodinated, radiopaque x-ray contrast medium. Radiopaque agents are drugs used to help diagnose certain medical problems. They contain iodine, which blocks x-rays. Depending on how the radiopaque agent is given, it localizes or builds up in certain areas of the body. The resulting high level of iodine allows the x-rays to make a "picture" of the area. The areas of the body in which the radiopaque agent localizes will appear white on the x-ray film. This creates the needed distinction, or contrast, between one organ and other tissues. The contrast will help the doctor see any special conditions that may exist in that organ or part of the body.
Mechanism of Action Diatrizoate is an iodine-containing X-ray contrast agent. Iodated contrast agents were among the first contrast agents developed. Iodine is known to be particular electron-dense and to effectively scatter or stop X-rays. A good contrast agent requires a high density of electron-dense atoms. Therefore, the more iodine, the more "dense" the x-ray effect. Iodine based contrast media are water soluble and harmless to the body. These contrast agents are sold as clear colorless water solutions, the concentration is usually expressed as mg I/ml. Modern iodinated contrast agents can be used almost anywhere in the body. Most often they are used intravenously, but for various purposes they can also be used intraarterially, intrathecally (the spine) and intraabdominally - just about any body cavity or potential space.
Absorption Not Available
Toxicity Not Available
Protein Binding Not Available
Biotransformation Not Available
Half Life Not Available
Dosage Forms
Form Route
Liquid Intravenous
Powder Oral
Solution Intravenous
Solution Urethral
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Contraindications Not Available
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Drug Interactions Not Available
Food Interactions Not Available
Pathways Not Available
General References
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Organisms Affected
  • Humans and other mammals

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