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Sigma-Aldrich

Brucine

anhydrous, 98%

Synonym(s):

10,11-Dimethoxystrychnine, 2,3-Dimethoxystrychnidin-10-one

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C23H26N2O4
CAS Number:
357-57-3
Molecular Weight:
394.46
Beilstein:
63046
EC Number:
206-614-7
MDL number:
MFCD00005942
UNSPSC Code:
12352210
PubChem Substance ID:
24864782
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

anhydrous

Assay

98%

optical activity

[α]20/D −118°, c = 2.5 in chloroform

mp

175-178 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12CC(=O)N3c4cc(OC)c(OC)cc4[C@]56CC[N@H]7CC(=CCO1)[C@]([H])(C[C@@H]57)[C@]2([H])[C@]36[H]

InChI

1S/C23H26N2O4/c1-27-16-8-14-15(9-17(16)28-2)25-20(26)10-18-21-13-7-19-23(14,22(21)25)4-5-24(19)11-12(13)3-6-29-18/h3,8-9,13,18-19,21-22H,4-7,10-11H2,1-2H3/t13-,18-,19-,21-,22-,23+/m0/s1

InChI key

RRKTZKIUPZVBMF-IBTVXLQLSA-N

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General description

Brucine is the major active pharmacological component of Strychnos nux-vomica seeds, which is known for its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities.

Application

Brucine may be used as chiral resolving agent for the optical resolution of tertiary acetylenic alcohols into enantiomers.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300 + H330,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Oral - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A Novel Brucine Gel Transdermal Delivery System Designed for Anti-Inflammatory and Analgesic Activities.
Wu P, et al.
International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 18(4), 757-757 (2017)
Yanwen Liu et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 879(26), 2714-2719 (2011-08-23)
A selective, simple and efficient method-ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was developed for determination of two toxic alkaloids, namely strychnine and brucine in mice plasma. The UPLC separation was carried out using a 1.7 μm BEH C(18) column (50
A new optical resolution method of tertiary acetylenic alcohol utilizing complexation with brucine.
Toda F, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 22(46), 4669-4672 (1981)
Ping Li et al.
Chinese journal of integrative medicine, 18(8), 605-609 (2012-08-03)
To study the effects of brucine on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression and microvessel density (MVD) in a nude mouse model of bone metastasis due to breast cancer, and to assess the possible antitumor mechanism of brucine. A syringe
S S Agrawal et al.
Life sciences, 89(5-6), 147-158 (2011-06-21)
Brucine (BRU), a natural plant alkaloid is reported to possess cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities. In this study we aimed to investigate its in vitro and in vivo antitumor and antiangiogenic effects. Cell proliferation and viability was assessed using microculture tetrazolium
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