mersalyl Pharm.
(ˈmɜːsəlɪl)
[f. Mercury n. + salicyl.]
The sodium salt, C13H16NO6HgNa, of o-[(3-hydroxymercuri-2-methoxypropyl)carbamoyl]phenoxyacetic acid, which is a powerful diuretic formerly used in the treatment of œdema.
| 1936 Brit. Pharmacopœia 1932 Add. i. 46 (heading) Mersalyl. 1940 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 23 Nov. 1786/1 (heading) The effect of mersalyl (Salyrgan) on plasma volume. 1958 Times 23 Apr. 15/4 He had referred to ammonium chloride as a diuretic normally used in conjunction with mersalyl. 1972 Nature 7 Apr. 301/2 Mersalyl, a potent inhibitor of myofibrillar ATPase, was without effect on the contraction induced by calcium. |