Bromsulfthalein

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Bromsulfthalein
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Disodium 3,3′-(4,5,6,7-tetrabromo-3-oxo-2-benzofuran-1,1(3H)-diyl)bis(6-hydroxybenzene-1-sulfonate)
Other names
Bromsulphthalein; Bromosulfophthalein; Bromosulphophthalein; BSP; Sulfobromophthalein
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C20H10Br4O10S2.2Na/c21-15-13-14(16(22)18(24)17(15)23)20(34-19(13)27,7-1-3-9(25)11(5-7)35(28,29)30)8-2-4-10(26)12(6-8)36(31,32)33;;/h1-6,25-26H,(H,28,29,30)(H,31,32,33);;/q;2*+1/p-2 Yes check.svgY
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  • InChI=1/C20H10Br4O10S2.2Na/c21-15-13-14(16(22)18(24)17(15)23)20(34-19(13)27,7-1-3-9(25)11(5-7)35(28,29)30)8-2-4-10(26)12(6-8)36(31,32)33;;/h1-6,25-26H,(H,28,29,30)(H,31,32,33);;/q;2*+1/p-2
    Key: GHAFORRTMVIXHS-NUQVWONBAX
  • [Na+].[Na+].[O-]S(=O)(=O)c1c(O)ccc(c1)C3(OC(=O)c2c(Br)c(Br)c(Br)c(Br)c23)c4ccc(O)c(c4)S([O-])(=O)=O
Properties
C20H8Br4Na2O10S2
Molar mass 837.99 g·mol−1
Pharmacology
V04CE02 ( WHO )
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bromsulfthalein (also known as bromsulphthalein, bromosulfophthalein, and BSP) is a phthalein dye used in liver function tests. Determining the rate of removal of the dye from the blood stream gives a measure of liver function. [1] The mechanism by which the liver detoxifies BSP is to attach it to glutathione which is the body’s master antioxidant.

References

  1. Rosenthal, Sanford M. (1925). "Clinical Application of the Bromsulphalein Test for Hepatic Function". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 84 (15): 1112. doi:10.1001/jama.1925.02660410020008.