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Retrorsine

≥90% (HPLC), powder, retronecine-type pyrrolizidine alkaloid

Synonym(s):

Retrorsin, Senecionan-11,16-Dione, 12,18-Dihydroxy- (9CI), β-Longilobine, 12,18-Dihydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H25NO6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
351.39
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Retrorsine, ≥90% (HPLC)

Quality Level

Assay

≥90% (HPLC)

mp

208-211 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

C\C=C1\C[C@@H](C)[C@](O)(CO)C(=O)OCC2=CCN3CC[C@@H](OC1=O)[C@@H]23

InChI

1S/C18H25NO6/c1-3-12-8-11(2)18(23,10-20)17(22)24-9-13-4-6-19-7-5-14(15(13)19)25-16(12)21/h3-4,11,14-15,20,23H,5-10H2,1-2H3/b12-3-/t11-,14-,15-,18-/m1/s1

InChI key

BCJMNZRQJAVDLD-CQRYIUNCSA-N

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Application

Retrorsine has been used:
  • as a mito-inhibitory pyrrolizidine alkaloid compound to induce necrotic liver injury in rats
  • to induce hepatocellular injury in rats
  • to arrest endogenous hepatocyte growth in mice

Biochem/physiol Actions

Retrorsine (RTS) is a retronecine-type pyrrolizidine alkaloid associated with Senecio and Crotalaria species. It belongs to the pyrrolizidine alkaloid family with mito-inhibitory property and elicits hepatotoxicity. It mediates the inactivation of cytochrome P450 3A4. Retrorsine also inhibits replication of fully differentiated hepatocytes.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - 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

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson et al.
Cell transplantation, 18(2), 183-193 (2009-06-09)
Although the appearance of hepatic foci in the pancreas has been described in animal experiments and in human pathology, evidence for the conversion of human pancreatic cells to liver cells is still lacking. We therefore investigated the developmental plasticity between
Chun-Hsien Yu et al.
Cell transplantation, 18(10), 1081-1092 (2009-08-05)
Efficient repopulation by transplanted hepatocytes in the severely injured liver is essential for their clinical application in the treatment of acute hepatic failure. We studied here whether and how the transplanted hepatocytes are able to efficiently repopulate the toxin-induced acute
Valerie Gouon-Evans et al.
Nature biotechnology, 24(11), 1402-1411 (2006-11-07)
When differentiated in the presence of activin A in serum-free conditions, mouse embryonic stem cells efficiently generate an endoderm progenitor population defined by the coexpression of either Brachyury, Foxa2 and c-Kit, or c-Kit and Cxcr4. Specification of these progenitors with
Ya-Hui Chen et al.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 57(3), 1215-1224 (2012-10-20)
The potential lineage relationship between hepatic oval cells, small hepatocyte-like progenitor cells (SHPCs), and hepatocytes in liver regeneration is debated. To test whether mature hepatocytes can give rise to SHPCs, rats with dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) chimeric livers, which harbored
Chun-Hsien Yu et al.
Cell transplantation, 19(2), 231-243 (2009-11-13)
Oval cells and hepatocytes rarely proliferate simultaneously. This study aimed to determine the impacts of hepatocyte transplantation on the response and fate of oval cells that are activated to proliferate in acute severe hepatic injury. Retrorsine + D-galactosamine (R+D-gal) treatment

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