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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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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H25NO6
CAS Number:
480-54-6
Molecular Weight:
351.39
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24899338
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Retrorsine, ≥90% (HPLC)

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.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbones
GHS06

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300 + H310 + H330

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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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
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
Mabel Fragoso-Serrano et al.
Journal of natural products, 75(5), 890-895 (2012-05-04)
Commercial preparations of the Mexican herbal drug known as "miracle tea" (Packera candidissima and P. bellidifolia) have been profiled qualitatively by HPLC and GC-MS. Eremophilanes (3-7) were the major components found in the hexane-soluble fraction, while pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) were
Kate E Brilliant et al.
Transplantation, 88(4), 486-495 (2009-08-22)
Pretreatment with retrorsine crosslinks host hepatocyte DNA and prevents proliferation after partial hepatectomy (PH), allowing selective expansion of transplanted progenitors. Shortcomings are length of protocol and carcinogenicity of retrorsine. This report describes a rapid liver repopulation protocol using mitomycin C
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