Coptisine (chloride)

Coptisine chloride is an alkaloid from Chinese goldthread, and acts as an efficient uncompetitive IDO inhibitor with a Ki value of 5.8 μM and an IC50 value of 6.3 μM. Coptisine chloride is a potent H1N1 neuraminidase (NA-1) inhibitor with an IC50 of 104.6 μg/mL and can be used for influenza A (H1N1) infection.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[6020-18-4]

UNSPSC

12352005

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Bacterial; Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) ; Influenza Virus

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Anti-infection; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Cancer-programmed cell death

Field of Research

Cancer; Infection; Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Coptisine-chloride.html

Concentration

10mM

Purity

99.73

Solubility

DMSO : 7.94 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)

Smiles

C1(C(CC[N+]2=C1C=C(C=C3)C(C4=C3OCO4)=C2)=C5)=CC6=C5OCO6.[Cl-]

Molecular Formula

C19H14ClNO4

Molecular Weight

355.77

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Yu D, et al. The IDO inhibitor coptisine ameliorates cognitive impairment in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2015;43 (1) :291-302.|[2]He K, et al. The safety and anti-hypercholesterolemic effect of coptisine in Syrian golden hamsters. Lipids. 2015 Feb;50 (2) :185-94.|[3]Rao PC, et al. Coptisine-induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase and reactive oxygen species-dependent mitochondria-mediated apoptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer A549 cells. Tumour Biol. 2017 Mar;39 (3) :1010428317694565.|[4]Zhou X, et al. Inhibition activity of a traditional Chinese herbal formula Huang-Lian-Jie-Du-Tang and its major components found in its plasma profile on neuraminidase-1. Sci Rep. 2017 Nov 14;7 (1) :15549.