Calycanthine

Calycanthine, the principal alkaloid of the order Calycanthaceae, has been isolated from a species of the genus Psychotria, and is a central nervous system toxin, causing convulsions[1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[595-05-1]

UNSPSC

12352005

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

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

Purity

99.98

Solubility

DMSO : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

CN1CC[C@]23C4=CC=CC=C4N[C@@]1([H])[C@@]25C6=CC=CC=C6N[C@]3([H])N(C)CC5

Molecular Formula

C22H26N4

Molecular Weight

346.47

References & Citations

[1]Adjibadé Y, et al. Action of calycanthine on nervous transmission in cockroach central nervous system. Planta Med. 1991 Apr;57 (2) :99-101.|[2]Numan RW, et al. Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) toxicity in four goats. N Z Vet J. 2016 May;64 (3) :179-81.