Lasalocid Sodium is the salt form of Lasalocid, a carboxylic polyether ionophore. The compound has anticancer properties and antibacterial activity. Lasalocid is isolated from Streptomyces lasaliensis, first reported in 1951. It is also known as a coccidiostat; developed for the treatment of coccidia in animals, it stops coccidia from reproducing.
Lasalocid is a mixture of several closely related homologues: A, B, C, D and E. Lasalocid Sodium is primarily made up of Lasalocid A, with the other analogs (B, C, D, E) making up no more than 10% of the total weight of the active substance.
Lasalocid Sodium is soluble in ethanol, methanol, DMF and DMSO. It has limited water solubility.
