Carbidopa hydrochloride is a drug given to people with Parkinson's disease in order to inhibit peripheral metabolism of levodopa. This property is significant in that it allows a greater proportion of peripheral levodopa to cross the blood–brain barrier for central nervous system effect.
MedKoo Cat#: 412303
Name: Carbidopa HCl
CAS#: 65132-60-7 (HCl)
Chemical Formula: C10H15ClN2O4
Exact Mass: 0.0000
Molecular Weight: 262.69
Elemental Analysis: C, 45.72; H, 5.76; Cl, 13.49; N, 10.66; O, 24.36
The following data is based on the product molecular weight 262.69 Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.
Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass | 1 mg | 5 mg | 10 mg |
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1 mM | 1.15 mL | 5.76 mL | 11.51 mL |
5 mM | 0.23 mL | 1.15 mL | 2.3 mL |
10 mM | 0.12 mL | 0.58 mL | 1.15 mL |
50 mM | 0.02 mL | 0.12 mL | 0.23 mL |