Pseudohypericin

Pseudohypericin and its congener Hypericin are the major hydroxylated phenanthroperylenediones present in Hypericum species. Pseudohypericin shows anti-HIV activity[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[55954-61-5]

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302

Target

HIV

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Anti-infection

Applications

COVID-19-anti-virus

Field of Research

Infection

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/pseudohypericin.html

Purity

99.23

Solubility

10 mM in DMSO

Smiles

O=C1C2=C3C4=C5C1=C(O)C=C(CO)C5=C6C(C)=CC(O)=C7C6=C4C8=C(C(O)=CC(O)=C8C3=C(O)C=C2O)C7=O

Molecular Formula

C30H16O9

Molecular Weight

520.44

Precautions

H302

References & Citations

[1]Lavie G, et al. Studies of the mechanisms of action of the antiretroviral agents hypericin and pseudohypericin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1989 Aug;86 (15) :5963-7.|[2]Zheng X, et al. Apoptosis of THP-1 Macrophages Induced by Pseudohypericin-Mediated Sonodynamic Therapy Through the Mitochondria-Caspase Pathway. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2016;38 (2) :545-57.