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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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Condylomata acuminata: two hundred cases treated with podophyllin
Culp OS and Kaplan IW
Annals of Surgery, 120(2), 251-251 (1944)
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)
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)
Manish Kumar et al.
Journal of child neurology, 27(2), 209-210 (2011-09-14)
Accidental podophyllin poisoning is rare, but it can be associated with high morbidity and mortality. The authors describe severe encephalopathy and cerebral atrophy caused by accidental podophyllin ingestion in a 3-year-old boy. This case illustrates the permanent neurological damage in
A Lwegaba et al.
The West Indian medical journal, 57(1), 63-65 (2008-01-01)
Longitudinal data from a case series indicated that clearance rates (95% CIs) of anogenital warts (AGW) by silver nitrate (n = 14) and podophyllin (n = 34) were 93% (79.35, 100) and 14.7% (3, 27) respectively; and RR, 6.31 (95%
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