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rubidium

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Description

Rubidium: An element that is an alkali metal. It has an atomic symbol Rb, atomic number 37, and atomic weight 85.47. It is used as a chemical reagent and in the manufacture of photoelectric cells. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID5357696
CHEMBL ID1201326
CHEBI ID33322
MeSH IDM0019296

Synonyms (36)

Synonym
un1423
einecs 231-126-6
Q895
RB ,
7440-17-7
37rb
rubidium atom
rubidium
rubidio
CHEBI:33322 ,
rubidium, ingot, 99.6% trace metals basis
CHEMBL1201326
15438-27-4
rubidium, isotope of mass 103
22438-27-3
rubidium-103
rubidium-106
rubidium, isotope of mass 106
103rb
mlt4718tjw ,
unii-mlt4718tjw
rubidium [un1423] [dangerous when wet]
rubidium metallicum
rubidium [who-dd]
rubidium [mi]
rubidium, elemental
DTXSID4064686 ,
AKOS028110011
mfcd00134055
DB11346
rb (be f3)
rubidium standard: rb @ 1000 microg/ml in 5% hno3
rubidium standard: rb @ 10000 microg/ml in 5% hno3
rubidium metal
dtxcid6047650
rubidium - rb @ 1000 microg/ml in 5% hno3

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"We have tested two possible explanations for the toxic effects observed in L cells treated with interferon followed by poly(rI)."( The toxic effect of double-stranded RNA for interferon-treated L cells: studies on membrane transport and with cell-free systems.
Cooper, JA; Morser, J, 1979
)
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"This study examined effects of extracellular magnesium (Mg++0) on the positive inotropic and toxic actions of cardiotonic steroids in cardiac muscle isolated from guinea pig heart."( Extracellular magnesium and cardiotonic steroid toxicity in isolated myocardial preparations.
Kafiluddi, R; Kennedy, RH; Seifen, E, 1989
)
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"Toxicity screening of Escherichia coli NCIB 9484 and Bacillus subtilis 007, NCIB 168 and NCIB 1650 has shown Cs+ to be the most toxic Group 1 metal cation."( The influence of pH and external K+ concentration on caesium toxicity and accumulation in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
Gadd, GM; Perkins, J,
)
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Pharmacokinetics

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"When a substance with a long biologic half-life is administered over an extended period with a varying dose schedule, many concerns about safety arise."( A pharmacokinetic analysis of long-term administration of rubidium chloride.
Meltzer, HL, 1991
)
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Compound-Compound Interactions

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" When m-THPC PDT was combined with mitomycin C (MMC), light doses could be decreased by a factor of 2 for equal tumour effects."( Mechanisms for optimising photodynamic therapy: second-generation photosensitisers in combination with mitomycin C.
Oppelaar, H; Oussoren, YG; Schuitmaker, JJ; Stewart, FA; van Geel, IP, 1995
)
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Bioavailability

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" Comparison of the ratio of plasma concentrations following oral and iv administration resulted in a bioavailability of 69% using the 48 hour plasma levels, and 59% using the areas under the concentration-time curves."( Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methyl proscillaridin in healthy man.
Belz, GG; Schreiter, H; Wolf, GK, 1976
)
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" A steady rate of absorption of a few quanta per rod and per second yields a just detectable effect on the efflux of potassium (and rubidium)."( Efflux of potassium from the isolated frog retina: a study of the photic effect.
Cavaggioni, A; Sorbi, RT; Turini, S, 1972
)
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" The profiles of S-4, its N-methyl analogue, and the corresponding enantiomers across several measures of cholinergic channel function in vitro and in vivo are presented, together with in vitro metabolism and in vivo bioavailability data."( Structure-activity studies on 2-methyl-3-(2(S)-pyrrolidinylmethoxy) pyridine (ABT-089): an orally bioavailable 3-pyridyl ether nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligand with cognition-enhancing properties.
Anderson, DJ; Arneric, SP; Brioni, JD; Buccafusco, JJ; Buckley, MJ; Decker, MW; Donnelly-Roberts, DL; Garvey, DS; Gunn, DE; Holladay, MW; Lin, NH; Marsh, KG; Prendergast, MA; Rodrigues, AD; Ryther, KB; Sullivan, JP; Williams, M, 1997
)
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" Therefore, one possible mechanism accounting for the more rapid and short-lived hypoglycemic action of A-4166 in vivo, as compared with tolbutamide, may involve the reported differences in the bioavailability of A-4166."( Insulin secretion from isolated rat islets induced by the novel hypoglycemic agent A-4166, a derivative of D-phenylalanine.
Kikuchi, M; Niki, I; Oka, Y; Sakurada, M; Tsukuda, K, 1998
)
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" However, the recent studies on PGEs toxicity and environmental bioavailability indicated that once entering environment, anthropogenic PGEs might easily be mobilized and transformed into more toxic forms under the actions of various biogeochemical processes, and thereby, enhanced their bioavailability and posed potential health risks to human beings through food chain."( [Migration and transformation of anthropogenic platinum group elements in environment: a review].
Gao, XL; Li, PM, 2012
)
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Dosage Studied

The rubidium leakage is measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. A straight-line, dose-response correlation has been obtained for both antibiotics.

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" Pretreatment with propranolol shifted the dose-response curves for the inotropic effect of both grayanotoxins slightly to the right."( The effects of grayanotoxin I and alpha-dihydrograyanotoxin II on guinea-pig myocardium.
Akera, T; Brody, TM; Frank, M; Iwasa, J; Ku, DD, 1977
)
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" The rubidium leakage is measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and a straight-line, dose-response correlation has been obtained for both antibiotics."( Bioassay method for polyene antibiotics based on the measurement of rubidium efflux from rubidium-loaded yeast cells.
Cosgrove, RF; Fairbrother, JE, 1977
)
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" Digoxin intoxication was found to develop in cases of its content exceeding the mean level for the given dosage (4 patients), however, in 2 patients signs of intoxication developed with a low concentration of Digoxin."( [Treatment of circulatory insufficiency in patients with ischemic heart disease with digoxin and determination of its concentration in the blood serum by radioisotope method].
Cherniak, MS; Dobrotvorskaia, TE; Grishutina, KA; Smetnev, AS; Zubovskiĭ, GA, 1975
)
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"We have examined the hot particle problem in terms of the number of irradiated cells and the doses to which they are subjected, assuming both linear and nonlinear dose-response functions typical of those reported in the radiobiological literature."( Quantitative assessment of carcinogenic risks associated with 'hot particles'.
Clarke, RH; Mayneord, WV, 1976
)
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" The doses of the anasthetic agents were selected from the dose-response experiments."( Effect of lithium and rubidium on the sleeping time caused by various intravenous anaesthetics in the mouse.
Männistö, PT; Saarnivaara, L, 1976
)
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" Ninety percent of K+/86Rb accumulation was blocked by ouabain, and the dose-response curve of inhibition by ouabain was monophasic (IC50, approximately 80 microM), suggesting the role of a single type of Na+/K+ pump (alpha-isoenzyme) in 86Rb accumulation by rat glomerulosa cells."( Angiotensin-II inhibits Na+/K+ pump in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells: possible contribution to stimulation of aldosterone production.
Balla, T; Csordás, G; Enyedi, P; Hajnóczky, G; Hunyady, L; Kalapos, MP; Spät, A, 1992
)
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" Pooled, concentrated G-10 elution fractions from the early part of the inhibitor peak, which were free of pyruvate, produced a dose-response relationship by enzymatic assay that was close to parallel with that for ouabain."( An Na, K ATPase inhibitor from ultrafiltrate obtained by hemodialysis of patients with uremia.
Johnston, H; Sohn, HJ; Stokes, GS, 1992
)
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" We observed that PA and LPA not only stimulated the growth of MDCK cells (at 20 microM), but also stimulated the growth of normal rabbit kidney cells in serum free medium (albeit at a lower dosage of 5 microM)."( Phospholipids regulate growth and function of MDCK cells in hormonally defined serum free medium.
Bashir, N; Kuhen, K; Taub, M,
)
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" A dose-response curve of insulin activation of the Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase demonstrated a maximal insulin effect at relatively high hormone concentrations."( Insulin activation of brain Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase is mediated by alpha 2-form of enzyme.
Brodsky, JL, 1990
)
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" The marked difference in the dose-response for injury also appeared to be associated with a decrease in cells' abilities to remove H2O2 from the tissue culture medium."( Cellular injury from sustained vs. acute hydrogen peroxide exposure in cultured human corneal endothelium and human lens epithelium.
Bloom, E; Fauss, DJ; Hydorn, T; Polansky, JR,
)
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" The dose-response relationships of this effect were measured by equilibrating cell aliquots with various Ca2+-EGTA buffers, preparing membrane vesicles (in the absence of Ca2+ ions), and assaying them for amiloride-sensitive Na+ permeability."( Ca2+-induced down-regulation of Na+ channels in toad bladder epithelium.
Asher, C; Garty, H, 1986
)
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" With increasing extracellular K+ concentrations, IQ was increased in accordance with a simple first-order dose-response relationship."( Ion permeation through hyperpolarization-activated membrane channels (Q-channels) in the lobster stretch receptor neurone.
Edman, A; Grampp, W, 1989
)
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" Dose-response curves for inhibition of component T by all three agents were monophasic."( Potassium channels in isolated presynaptic nerve terminals from rat brain.
Bartschat, DK; Blaustein, MP, 1985
)
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" The dose-response curve is biphasic, with a peak at 10(-7) M calcium."( The biphasic calcium dose-response curve for parathyroid hormone secretion in electropermeabilized adult bovine parathyroid cells.
Ehrenstein, G; Pocotte, SL, 1989
)
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" Denervation caused a shift to the left of the 86Rb efflux dose-response curve to carbachol and phenylephrine (3."( Effect of parasympathetic denervation on K+ release by rat parotid slices.
Adham, N; Templeton, D, 1987
)
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" The dose-response curve of this compound was parallel to that of ouabain."( The effects of urinary digitalislike factor on cultured vascular smooth muscle cells.
Goto, A; Ishiguro, T; Ishii, M; Sugimoto, T; Yamada, K; Yoshioka, M, 1988
)
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" The dose-response curve for HF inhibition of LLC-PK1 86Rb+ uptake showed a sigmoidal shape consistent with an allosteric binding reaction."( Na+ pump in renal tubular cells is regulated by endogenous Na+-K+-ATPase inhibitor from hypothalamus.
Cantiello, HF; Chen, E; Haupert, GT; Ray, S, 1988
)
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" In order to determine the mechanism of insulin stimulation of (Na+,K+)-ATPase activity, we demonstrated that insulin also stimulates passive 22Na+ influx by Na+/H+ exchange transport (maximal 200% increase) and an 80% increase in intracellular Na+ concentration with an identical time course and dose-response curve as insulin-stimulated (Na+,K+)-ATPase transport activity."( The mechanism of insulin stimulation of (Na+,K+)-ATPase transport activity in muscle.
Pollet, RJ; Rosić, NK; Standaert, ML, 1985
)
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" A biphasic dose-response curve was observed, the first part of which was saturable and had an EC50 value of approximately 10 microM."( ATP-induced cation influx in myotubes is additive to cholinergic agonist action.
Eriksson, H; Häggblad, J; Heilbronn, E, 1985
)
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" The dose-response curve for neonatal islets was steeper than for adult islets and the maximal response was clearly shifted towards lower glucose concentrations."( Effects of glucose on insulin release and 86Rb permeability in cultured neonatal and adult rat islets.
Atwater, I; Boschero, AC; Tombaccini, D, 1988
)
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" Results of preliminary dose-response experiments appeared to indicate that nanomolar levels of lithium stimulated clonal proliferation of granulocyte precursors from normal bone marrow in vitro, suggesting the possibility that this element may contribute to the physiologic regulation of blood cell formation in humans."( Putative role for lithium in human hematopoiesis.
Barr, RD; Brown, EA; Falbo, MC; Koekebakker, M, 1987
)
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" When dose-response relationships could be determined, the adenyl compounds were found to be of similar potency."( Ionic basis of the hyperpolarizing action of adenyl compounds on sinus venosus of the tortoise heart.
Hutter, OF; Rankin, AC, 1984
)
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" Utilizing three different ouabain dosage regimens in open-chested dogs, we obtained three different quasi-steady state plasma levels of ouabain."( Relationship between the positive inotropic effect of ouabain and its inhibitory effects on Na+, K+ -ATPase and active transport of Rb+ in the dog heart.
Askari, A; Huang, WH; Rhee, HM, 1981
)
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" Inhibition by proglumide was competitive and resulted in a parallel rightward shift of the cholecystokinin dose-response curve."( Cholecystokinin-induced contraction of dispersed smooth muscle cells.
Collins, SM; Gardner, JD, 1982
)
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" The dose-response curve is biphasic, and much higher PCP concentrations (greater than 10 microM) are required to block the remainder of the K-stimulated 86Rb efflux."( Phencyclidine in nanomolar concentrations binds to synaptosomes and blocks certain potassium channels.
Blaustein, MP; Ickowicz, RK, 1983
)
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" The compounds caused a striking shift in the dose-response for the effect of serum on [3H]thymidine incorporation and DNA synthesis."( Vanadium ions stimulate DNA synthesis in Swiss mouse 3T3 and 3T6 cells.
Smith, JB, 1983
)
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" Both parents, the cybrids, and the hybrids, expressed insulin stimulation of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid influx, but the dose-response curves indicated an increased insulin sensitivity in the cells with the higher receptor concentration."( Expression of insulin receptors and insulin action in cell hybrids and cybrids.
Crettaz, M; Fehlmann, M; Kahn, CR; Lauris, V, 1983
)
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" The dose-response curves for stimulation of 86Rb efflux and for endothelium-dependent relaxation were similar for each individual compound."( Endothelium-dependent relaxation of the pig aorta: relationship to stimulation of 86Rb efflux from isolated endothelial cells.
Gordon, JL; Martin, W, 1983
)
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" The narcotic dosage of ethanol used reduced endogeneous Li+ and increased Cs+ levels in the cerebellum."( Lithium, rubidium and cesium: cerebral pharmacokinetics and alcohol interactions.
Messiha, FS, 1984
)
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" These considerations cast serious doubts on the validity of currently accepted digoxin kinetics and dosing in preterm infants."( Significance of the endogenous digoxin-like substance in infants and mothers.
Farine, D; Heyes, J; Koren, G; MacLeod, S; Maresky, D; Soldin, S; Taylor, J, 1984
)
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" Increasing external chloride from 20 to 100 mM shifted the dose-response curve for the effect of bumetanide on co-transport toward higher concentrations of the drug."( Bumetanide inhibits (Na + K + 2Cl) co-transport at a chloride site.
Haas, M; McManus, TJ, 1983
)
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" The results indicate that the cells adapt to chronic exposure to 'therapeutic' dosage of digoxin with an overcompensatory synthesis of new receptors, a possible mechanism through which the normal intraerythrocytic ionic equilibrium is re-established."( Digitalis 'receptors' during chronic digoxin treatment.
Ambrosioni, E; Malini, PL; Marata, AM; Strocchi, E,
)
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") caused decrements in fluid consumption with no clear dose-response relationship."( The effects of single doses of alkali metal cations on deprivation-induced fluid consumption by rats.
Maickel, RP; Tocco, DR, 1981
)
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" Dose-response curves to norepinephrine and methacholine were determined under these conditions, and the curves in Rb+ or Cs+ solution were compared with those in K+ solution."( Replacement of K+ with Rb+ or Cs+, and its effects on the mechanical responses to norepinephrine and methacholine in the rat vas deferens.
Fukuda, H; Kasuya, Y; Kubota, SN; Suzuki, N, 1980
)
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" Although most of the dose-response curves for this purified Na-pump inhibitor, designated as uroxin, in the various assay systems paralleled those of ouabain and the inhibitor purified from bovine adrenal glands (designated as adrexin C), the cross-reactivity curve with anti-ouabain antibodies did not."( A novel endogenous sodium-pump inhibitor in pig urine: purification and comparison with the inhibitor purified from bovine adrenal glands.
Inagami, T; Konishi, F; Tamura, M, 1993
)
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" In the presence of the inhibitory protein fraction, ethanol stimulated Na+, K(+)-ATPase activity in EGTA-treated membranes with a dose-response like that observed with the crude (no EGTA) synaptosomes."( Stimulation of synaptosomal Na+,K(+)-ATPase by ethanol: possible involvement of an isozyme-specific inhibitor of Na+,K(+)-ATPase.
Foley, TD; Rhoads, DE, 1994
)
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" For all of the substrates tested the order of potency of these three inhibitors was the same (NPPB > furosemide > niflumate) and dose-response curves for the effect of these inhibitors on malaria-induced choline transport were similar to those for malaria-induced thymidine transport."( Transport of diverse substrates into malaria-infected erythrocytes via a pathway showing functional characteristics of a chloride channel.
Elford, BC; Ellory, JC; Horner, HA; Kirk, K; Newbold, CI, 1994
)
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" Superoxide-mediated target cytolysis was characterized by: 1) a sigmoidal dose-response curve and 2) a lag time in cytolysis after superoxide addition in kinetic light scattering experiments."( Superoxide-mediated lysis of erythrocytes: the role of colloid-osmotic forces.
Petty, HR; Zhou, MJ, 1993
)
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" Dose-response analyses of the release and efflux assays demonstrated that chronic nicotine infusion evoked decreases in the maximal effects of nicotine on the functional assays; potency was not altered by chronic drug treatment."( Downregulation of nicotinic receptor function after chronic nicotine infusion.
Collins, AC; Grady, SR; Marks, MJ, 1993
)
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" The dose-response curve of the calculated AUC is consistent with the bell-shaped dose-response curve for antigen-induced mediator release, depolarization and 86Rb(+)-efflux."( The characterization and quantification of antigen-induced Ca2+ oscillations in a rat basophilic leukaemia cell line (RBL-2H3).
Assem, ES; Marsh, SJ; Narenjkar, J, 1999
)
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" at the proper dosage and timing."( Enhancement of tumor thermal therapy using gold nanoparticle-assisted tumor necrosis factor-alpha delivery.
Bischof, JC; Ebbini, ES; Griffin, RJ; Paciotti, GF; Song, CW; Visaria, RK; Williams, BW, 2006
)
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" The influences of current density, dosage of NaCl, initial phenol concentration on electrochemical phenol degradation were investigated."( Electrochemical degradation of phenol using electrodes of Ti/RuO(2)-Pt and Ti/IrO(2)-Pt.
Feng, C; Hu, W; Li, M; Sugiura, N; Zhang, Z, 2009
)
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" The restricted cubic spline model was utilized to investigate the dose-response relationship."( Association of urinary rubidium concentrations with hypertension risk and blood pressure levels: A cross-sectional study in China.
Jiang, S; Lu, Q; Wang, L; Xu, S; Zeng, J; Zhang, X; Zhou, S, 2022
)
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[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
alkali metal atom
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (4,982)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-19903264 (65.52)18.7374
1990's940 (18.87)18.2507
2000's474 (9.51)29.6817
2010's245 (4.92)24.3611
2020's59 (1.18)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials18 (0.35%)5.53%
Reviews122 (2.36%)6.00%
Case Studies18 (0.35%)4.05%
Observational1 (0.02%)0.25%
Other5,004 (96.92%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]