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SML0259

Sigma-Aldrich

Catharanthine

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(+)-3,4-Didehydrocoronaridine, (2α,5β,6α,18β)-3,4-Didehydroibogamine-18-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 7-Ethyl-9,10,12,13-tetrahydro-6,9-methano-5H-pyrido[1′,2′:1,2]azepino[4,5-b]indole-6(6aH)-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H24N2O2
CAS Number:
2468-21-5
Molecular Weight:
336.43
MDL number:
MFCD01753356
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329825267
NACRES:
NA.77

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D +30 to +38° (c=0.5, CDCl3)

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 5 mg/mL (clear solution; warmed)

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CCC1=C[C@@H]2C[N@H]3CCc4c([nH]c5ccccc45)[C@@](C2)([C@@H]13)C(=O)OC

InChI

1S/C21H24N2O2/c1-3-14-10-13-11-21(20(24)25-2)18-16(8-9-23(12-13)19(14)21)15-6-4-5-7-17(15)22-18/h4-7,10,13,19,22H,3,8-9,11-12H2,1-2H3/t13-,19+,21-/m0/s1

InChI key

CMKFQVZJOWHHDV-NQZBTDCJSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Catharanthine is a precursor of the anti-tumor drugs vinblastine and vincristine, formed by dimerization of catharanthine with vindoline. Catharanthine itself is an inhibitor of tubulin self-assembly into microtubules, although not so potent as vinblastine or vincristine. Catharanthine also has anticholinergic activity. It showed muscarinic antagonism at 10 microM and fully inhibited nicotinic receptor mediated diaphragm contractions with an IC50 of 59.6 microM.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P312 + P330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Hugo R Arias et al.
Neurochemistry international, 57(2), 153-161 (2010-05-25)
We compared the interaction of several catharanthine alkaloids including, ibogaine, vincristine, and vinblastine, with that for the noncompetitive antagonist phencyclidine (PCP) at muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) in different conformational states. The results established that catharanthine alkaloids: (a) inhibit, in
Mei-Liang Zhou et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 166(7), 1674-1684 (2012-02-14)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don is a plant species known for its production of a variety of terpenoid indole alkaloids, many of which have pharmacological activities. Catharanthine can be chemically coupled to the abundant leaf alkaloid vindoline to form the
Xiaofen Sun et al.
Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica, 34(2), 128-131 (2009-04-24)
Catharanthine content and agronomic traits in major Catharanthus roseus varieties were analyzed. It was found that there existed great difference in catharanthine content and agronomic traits among the varieties. Catharanthine content was the highest in variety Pacifica Polka Dot (PPD)
Mei-Liang Zhou et al.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 91(4), 1095-1105 (2011-05-19)
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don is a plant species known for its production of a variety of terpenoid indole alkaloids, many of which have pharmacological activities. Production of catharanthine in cell cultures or in hairy roots established by transformation with
Hiroaki Gotoh et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(32), 13240-13243 (2012-08-04)
A definition of the scope of aromatic substrates that participate with catharanthine in an Fe(III)-mediated coupling reaction, an examination of the key structural features of catharanthine required for participation in the reaction, and the development of a generalized indole functionalization
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