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(S,R)-Noscapine

97%

Synonym(s):

α-Narcotine, (3S)-6,7-Dimethoxy-3-[(5R)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl]-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H23NO7
CAS Number:
128-62-1
Molecular Weight:
413.42
EC Number:
204-899-2
MDL number:
MFCD00069316
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
PubChem Substance ID:
24862408
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

100

Assay

97%

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D −200°, c = 1 in chloroform

mp

174-176 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester

SMILES string

COc1ccc2C(OC(=O)c2c1OC)C3N(C)CCc4cc5OCOc5c(OC)c34

InChI

1S/C22H23NO7/c1-23-8-7-11-9-14-20(29-10-28-14)21(27-4)15(11)17(23)18-12-5-6-13(25-2)19(26-3)16(12)22(24)30-18/h5-6,9,17-18H,7-8,10H2,1-4H3/t17-,18+/m1/s1

InChI key

AKNNEGZIBPJZJG-MSOLQXFVSA-N

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General description

(S,R)-Noscapine is a phthalideisoquinoline alkaloid found in opium. It is an antimicrotubule agent that also shows potent antitumor activity.

Application

Noscapine may be used as a source to synthesize its bromo-derivatives, which has higher tubulin binding activity when compared to noscapine. Its 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl analog is a potential antitumor agent.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H336

Precautionary Statements

P301 + P312 + P330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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Niyati Jhaveri et al.
Cancer letters, 312(2), 245-252 (2011-09-20)
Noscapine, a common oral antitussive agent, has been shown to have potent antitumor activity in a variety of cancers. Treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) with temozolomide (TMZ), its current standard of care, is problematic because the tumor generally recurs and
Thilo Winzer et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 336(6089), 1704-1708 (2012-06-02)
Noscapine is an antitumor alkaloid from opium poppy that binds tubulin, arrests metaphase, and induces apoptosis in dividing human cells. Elucidation of the biosynthetic pathway will enable improvement in the commercial production of noscapine and related bioactive molecules. Transcriptomic analysis
Pradeep K Naik et al.
Journal of computer-aided molecular design, 26(2), 233-247 (2011-12-16)
Our screen for tubulin-binding small molecules that do not depolymerize bulk cellular microtubules, but based upon structural features of well known microtubule-depolymerizing colchicine and podophyllotoxin, revealed tubulin binding anti-cancer property of noscapine (Ye et al. in Proc Natl Acad Sci
Brominated derivatives of noscapine are potent microtubule-interfering agents that perturb mitosis and inhibit cell proliferation.
Zhou J, et al.
Molecular Pharmacology, 63(4), 799-807 (2003)
Thu-Thuy T Dang et al.
FEBS letters, 588(1), 198-204 (2013-12-10)
Noscapine biosynthesis in opium poppy is thought to occur via N-methylcanadine, which would be produced through 9-O-methylation of (S)-scoulerine, methylenedioxy bridge formation on (S)-tetrahydrocolumbamine, and N-methylation of (S)-canadine. Only scoulerine 9-O-methyltransferase has been functionally characterized. We report the isolation and
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