Echiumine
Echiumine, a pyrrolizidine alkaloid, is a major dehydropyrrolizidine metabolite of Echium plantagineum. Echiumine has significant hepatotoxic activity and can persist intact from honey through to the resulting mead[1].
Product Specifications
CAS Number
[633-16-9]
UNSPSC
12352005
Target
Endogenous Metabolite
Related Pathways
Metabolic Enzyme/Protease
Field of Research
Others
Smiles
CC(C)[C@@]([C@H](O)C)(O)C(OCC1=CCN2[C@@]1([H])[C@H](OC(/C(C)=C\C)=O)CC2)=O
Molecular Formula
C20H31NO6
Molecular Weight
381.46
References & Citations
[1]Cao Y, et al. Persistence of echimidine, a hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, from honey into mead[J]. Journal of food composition and analysis, 2013, 29 (2) : 106-109.
Shipping Conditions
Room temperature
Scientific Category
Natural Products
Clinical Information
No Development Reported
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