Product Description: Sodium metabisulfite (Standard) is the analytical standard of Sodium metabisulfite. This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Sodium metabisulfite can be used as an excipient, such as antibacterial agent, preservative, antioxidant. Pharmaceutical excipients, or pharmaceutical auxiliaries, refer to other chemical substances used in the pharmaceutical process other than pharmaceutical ingredients. Pharmaceutical excipients generally refer to inactive ingredients in pharmaceutical preparations, which can improve the stability, solubility and processability of pharmaceutical preparations. Pharmaceutical excipients also affect the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME) processes of co-administered drugs[1].
Formula: Na2O5S2
References: [1]Elder DP, et al. Pharmaceutical excipients - quality, regulatory and biopharmaceutical considerations. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2016 May 25;87:88-99.
CAS Number: 7681-57-4
Molecular Weight: 190.11
Research Area: Others
Target: Biochemical Assay Reagents