| Identification | Back Directory |  [Name]
  veratramine |  [CAS]
  60-70-8 |  [Synonyms]
  NSC 2388 NSC 23880 NSC 17821 veratraMin AIDS011940 veratramine Vreaframine 14,15,16,17-Tetradehydroveratraman-3β,23β-diol (3,23)-14,15,16,17-Teradehydroveratraman-3,23-diol (3b,23b)-14,15,16,17-Teradehydroveratraman-3,23-diol 5S-methyl-2S-[1S-[2,3S,4,6,6aR,11,11aS,11bR-octahydro-3R-hydroxy-10,11b-dimethyl-1H-benzo[a]fluoren-9-yl]ethyl]-3-piperidinol (2S,3R,5S)-5-Methyl-2-[(1S)-1-[(3S,6aR,11aS,11bR)-2,3,4,6,6a,11,11a,11b-octahydro-3-hydroxy-10,11b-dimethyl-1H-benzo[a]fluoren-9-yl]ethyl]-3-piperidinol |  [Molecular Formula]
  C27H39NO2 |  [MDL Number]
  MFCD00468124 |  [MOL File]
  60-70-8.mol |  [Molecular Weight]
  409.61 |  
 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  [Appearance]
  White Solid |  [Melting point ]
  122-1240C |  [alpha ]
  D25 -71.8° (c = 1.21); D25 -70° (c = 1.56 in methanol) |  [Boiling point ]
  529.83°C (rough estimate) |  [density ]
  1.0393 (rough estimate) |  [refractive index ]
  1.6400 (estimate) |  [storage temp. ]
  -20?C Freezer |  [solubility ]
  Soluble in DMSO (up to 12 mg/ml) or in Ethanol (up to 10 mg/ml) |  [form ]
  solid |  [pka]
  14.82±0.60(Predicted) |  [color ]
  Tan |  [λmax]
  268nm(lit.) |  [Merck ]
  14,9952 |  [Stability:]
  Stable for 2 years from date of purchase as supplied. Solutions in DMSO or ethanol may be stored at -20°C for up to 3 months. |  [InChIKey]
  MALFODICFSIXPO-KFKQDBFTSA-N |  [SMILES]
  N1C[C@@H](C)C[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1[C@H](C1=C(C)C2C[C@@]3([H])[C@]([H])(C=2C=C1)CC=C1C[C@@H](O)CC[C@]31C)C |  [CAS DataBase Reference]
  60-70-8 |  
 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  [Chemical Properties]
  White Solid |  [Uses]
  It is useful as signal transduction inhibitor for treating tumors |  [Definition]
  ChEBI: A piperidine alkaloid comprising the 14,15,16,17-tetradehydro derivative of veratraman having two hydroxy groups at the 3- and 23-positions. |  [Uses]
  The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, which is blocked by cyclopamine , plays a key role in morphogenesis and has potential applications in the treatment of cancer. Veratramine, a teratogenic steroidal alkaloid isolated from the corn lily (Veratrum sp.), is an analog of cyclopamine that can inhibit the Hh signaling-dependent proliferation of NIH/3T3 cells at 8 μM.  Additionally, veratramine has anti-thrombotic activity as it dose dependently inhibits platelet aggregation in rabbits ex vivo. While it may be most useful as a signal transduction inhibitor for treating tumors, veratramine also induces serotonin release and inhibits its re-uptake in the CNS. |  [Description]
  This alkaloid occurs naturally in Veratrum grandi/lorum and V. viride and is 
also formed during the hydrolysis of Veratrosine (q.v.). It forms colourless 
crystals of the monohydrate from aqueous EtOH and has [α]19D - 70° (MeOH). 
The hydrochloride forms colourless plates from EtOH, m.p. 20l-2°C and the 
picrate, yellow plates, m.p. 217.5 - 218°C. Two non-phenolic hydroxyl groups 
and an imino group are present and the triacetyl derivative, m.p. 205.5-206°C; 
[α]14.5D + 37.8° (MeOH), on controlled hydrolysis furnishes the N-acetyl com_x0002_pound, m.p. 176-8°C. The O-acetate has also been prepared as colourless prisms 
from aqueous EtOH, m.p. 20l-2°C but it is still uncertain which of the hydroxyl 
groups is acetylated in this derivative. Treatment with methyl iodide in MeOH in 
the presence of sodium carbonate gives N-methylveratraminc methiodide, m.p. 
268°C (dec.) from which the methochloride, m.p. 277°C can be obtained. On 
catalytic hydrogenation, the base furnishes the dihydro derivative, m.p. 198-
200°C; [α]27D + 27.4°, which forms the N-acetyl compound, m.p. 220-3°C; 
[α]28D + 81° and the triacetyl derivative, m.p. l89.5-190.5°C; [α]24D + 84°. |  [References]
  Saito., Bull. Chem. Soc., Japan, 15, 22 (1940) 
 Jacobs, Craig.,J. Biol. Chem., 155,565 (1944) 
 Jacobs,.Craig., ibid, 160,555 (1945) 
 Tamm, Wintersteiner., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 74,3842 (1952) 
 Mass spectra: 
Budzikiwicz., Tetrahedron, 20,2267 (1964) 
 Synthesis: 
Masamune, Takasugi, Murai., Tetrahedron, 27,3369 (1971) |  
  
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