SPL Set ID: 6b2172e4-42fc-42fe-b1ad-9d6a974d4343
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Sapropterin dihydrochloride is an orally administered Phenylalanine Hydroxylase activator (or PAH activator). Sapropterin dihydrochloride, the active pharmaceutical ingredient in sapropterin dihydrochloride powder for oral solution, is a synthetic preparation of the dihydrochloride salt of naturally occurring tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). Sapropterin dihydrochloride is a white to off-white crystalline powder. The chemical name of sapropterin dihydrochloride is (6R)-2-amino-6-[(1R,2S)-1,2-dihydroxypropyl]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4(1H)-pteridinone dihydrochloride and the molecular formula is C 9 H 15 N 5 O 3 ·2HCl with a molecular weight of 314.17. Sapropterin dihydrochloride has the following structural formula: Sapropterin dihydrochloride is supplied as powder for oral solution containing 100 mg of sapropterin dihydrochloride (equivalent to 76.8 mg of sapropterin base). Sapropterin dihydrochloride powder for oral solution is off-white to lightly yellow in color. Each unit dose packet contains the following inactive ingredients: ascorbic acid, mannitol, potassium citrate and sucralose. chem-stru