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SML3419

Sigma-Aldrich

Koumine

≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

(3S,4S,4aR,6R,11bS,11cS)-11c-Ethenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,11c-octahydro-2-methyl-6,4, CID 91895267

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H22N2O
CAS Number:
1358-76-5
Molecular Weight:
306.40
MDL number:
MFCD23103746
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D 295 to 245°

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 2 mg/mL, clear (Warmed)

storage temp.

-10 to -25°C

Biochem/physiol Actions

Koumine is a major indole alkaloid isolated from poisonous plant Gelsemium elegans that exhibits anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in inflammatory and neuropathic pain models. It appears that koumine ameliorate chronic constriction injury induced neurotic pain through induction of autophagy and the inhibition apoptosis in the spinal cord of rodents. Koumine protects IPEC-J2 cells from hydrogen peroxide induced oxidative stress and apoptosis through decreasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300 + H330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

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Qiao Ye et al.
PloS one, 14(2), e0212231-e0212231 (2019-02-13)
Koumine is a component of the Chinese medicinal herb Gelsemium elegans and is toxic to vertebrates. We used the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila as a model to evaluate the toxic effects of this indole alkaloid in eukaryotic microorganisms. Koumine inhibited T.
Gui-Lin Jin et al.
Frontiers in pharmacology, 9, 989-989 (2018-09-15)
Koumine, an indole alkaloid, is a major bioactive component of Gelsemium elegans. Previous studies have demonstrated that koumine has noticeable anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in inflammatory and neuropathic pain (NP) models, but the mechanisms involved are not well understood. This
Zhihang Yuan et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 20(3) (2019-02-14)
Medicinal herbal plants have been commonly used for intervention in different diseases and improvement of health worldwide. Koumine, an alkaloid monomer found abundantly in Gelsemium plants, can be effectively used as an antioxidant. The purpose of this study was to

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