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Sodium aurothiosulfate

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ATC code
  
M01CB02 (WHO)

PubChem CID
  
170028

Molar mass
  
332.0845 g/mol

CAS Number
  
18497-75-1

Formula
  
AuNaO3S2

Classification
  
Thiosulfate

Sodium aurothiosulfate

Routes of administration
  
Intramuscular injection

Sodium aurothiosulfate is the inorganic compound with the formula Na3Au(S2O3)2ยท2H2O. This salt contains an anionic linear coordination complex of gold(I) bound to two thiosulfate ligands. Like several other gold compounds, this species is used as an antirheumatic.The first placebo-controlled trial was probably conducted in 1931, when sanocrysin was compared with distilled water for the treatment of tuberculosis.

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