SPL Set ID: 39a26b24-e9d4-4974-9788-d025c51fc94f

Decitabine is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor. Decitabine for Injection contains decitabine (5-aza-2’-deoxycitidine), an analogue of the natural nucleoside 2’-deoxycytidine. Decitabine is a fine, white to almost white powder with the molecular formula of C 8 H 12 N 4 O 4 and a molecular weight of 228.21 gm/mol. Its chemical name is 4-amino-1-(2-deoxy-β-D-erythro-pentofuranosyl)-1,3,5-triazin-2(1 H )-one and it has the following structural formula: Decitabine is slightly soluble in ethanol/water (50/50), methanol/water (50/50) and methanol; sparingly soluble in water and soluble in dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO). Decitabine for Injection, for intravenous use is a sterile, white to almost white lyophilized powder supplied in a clear colorless glass single-dose vial. Each 20 mL, vial contains 50 mg decitabine, 68 mg monobasic potassium phosphate (potassium dihydrogen phosphate) and 11.6 mg sodium hydroxide. Sodium hydroxide and/or hydrochloric acid are used for pH adjustment. decitabine-spl-structure