Minoxidil || A vasodilator and Hair growth promotor

How minoxidil acts as vasodilator? This is one of the drug that activates ATP sensitive potassium channels on vascular smooth muscle resulting in hyperpolarization and vasodilatation. This drug requires bioactivation by sulfotransferases thereby it is converted into sulfate metabolite.

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