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Withaferin A

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

4β,5β,6β,22R)-5,6-Epoxy-4,22,27-trihydroxy-1-oxo-ergosta-2,24-dien-26-oic acid δ-lactone, Withaferine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C28H38O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
470.60
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥95.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C[C@H]([C@H]1CC(C)=C(CO)C(=O)O1)[C@H]2CC[C@H]3[C@@H]4C[C@H]5O[C@]56[C@@H](O)C=CC(=O)[C@]6(C)[C@H]4CC[C@]23C

InChI

1S/C28H38O6/c1-14-11-21(33-25(32)17(14)13-29)15(2)18-5-6-19-16-12-24-28(34-24)23(31)8-7-22(30)27(28,4)20(16)9-10-26(18,19)3/h7-8,15-16,18-21,23-24,29,31H,5-6,9-13H2,1-4H3/t15-,16-,18+,19-,20-,21+,23-,24+,26+,27-,28+/m0/s1

InChI key

DBRXOUCRJQVYJQ-CKNDUULBSA-N

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Application

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: withania

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

438.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

226 °C


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Abbas K Samadi et al.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine, 33(4), 1179-1189 (2012-04-06)
Uveal melanoma (UM) is the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. While effective therapy exists for the primary tumor, there is a lack of effective treatment for metastatic disease currently. Natural withanolide withaferin A (WA) has shown efficacy in
Abhinav Grover et al.
BMC genomics, 13 Suppl 7, S20-S20 (2013-01-11)
Leishmaniasis is caused by several species of leishmania protozoan and is one of the major vector-born diseases after malaria and sleeping sickness. Toxicity of available drugs and drug resistance development by protozoa in recent years has made Leishmaniasis cure difficult
Ganeshan Sivanandhan et al.
Natural product communications, 7(10), 1271-1272 (2012-11-20)
This study optimized carbon sources in half MS liquid medium for maximum biomass accumulation and withanolides production in hairy root culture of Withania somnifera. The highest production of withaferin A and withanone was achieved when sucrose and sucrose+glucose were used
Madhavi Doma et al.
Indian journal of experimental biology, 50(7), 484-490 (2012-07-25)
Leaves of Withania somnifera contained more withaferin A and withanolide A than roots indicating that these compounds mainly accumulate in leaves. With an increase in age of the plant, withaferin A was enhanced with a corresponding decrease in withanolide A.
Gabriel G Llanos et al.
European journal of medicinal chemistry, 54, 499-511 (2012-06-19)
Six new withanolides (1-6) along with eleven known ones (7-17) were isolated from the leaves of Withania aristata. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, including 1D and 2D NMR techniques. Semisynthesis of the minority metabolites 7

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