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Sigma-Aldrich

Podophyllin from Podophyllum emodii

powder

Synonym(s):

Podophyllum resin

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CAS Number:
9000-55-9
EC Number:
232-546-2
MDL number:
MFCD00131926
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.83

form

powder

color

brown

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/2C22H24O9.2C22H22O8/c2*1-27-16-4-10(5-17(28-2)21(16)29-3)18-11-6-14-15(31-9-30-14)7-12(11)20(24)13(8-23)19(18)22(25)26;2*1-25-16-4-10(5-17(26-2)21(16)27-3)18-11-6-14-15(30-9-29-14)7-12(11)20(23)13-8-28-22(24)19(13)18/h2*4-7,13,18-20,23-24H,8-9H2,1-3H3,(H,25,26);2*4-7,13,18-20,23H,8-9H2,1-3H3

InChI key

KOUZYZCESNTXJO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Podophyllin is an alcoholic plant extract, obtained from the dried rhizome and roots of Podoplryllui emodi. It is a powder with colors varying from light brown to greenish-yellow and exposure to heat or light turns it darker.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Podophyllin is used to treat condylomata acuminate, a type of venereal warts. It exhibit several biological functions and is mainly used in the treatment of constipation, hepatic disorder and rheumatic arthritis.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 1B - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Simultaneous determination of podophyllotoxin, quercetin and kaempferol in podophyllin by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
Lin M C, et al.
Journal of food and drug analysis, 16(6), 251-251 (2008)
Podophyllin and its use in the treatment of condylomata acuminata
Sundharam J A, et al.
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 56(1), 10-10 (1990)
Condylomata acuminata: two hundred cases treated with podophyllin
Culp OS and Kaplan IW
Annals of Surgery, 120(2), 251-251 (1944)
L K Martin et al.
Clinical and experimental dermatology, 33(4), 443-445 (2008-02-12)
A 40-year-old woman presented with a delusion of warts on the forehead, for which she was applying podophyllin toxin. A skin biopsy was taken, which showed prominent mitotic figures in the basal and suprabasal layers of the epidermis and apoptotic
Hugo McClean et al.
International journal of STD & AIDS, 16(3), 212-216 (2005-04-15)
This was a cross-sectional survey that collected data relating to management of anogenital warts (AGW) during a single-patient visit only at genitourinary medicine clinics. Single-agent use of cryotherapy, podophyllotoxin and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) were the most common treatment modalities, accounting
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