Description
Isopimaric acid is a natural diterpenoid found in the herbs of Daemonorops draco Blume. Isopimaric acid maybe has an antagonistic interaction with reserpine, which may render the antibiotic inactive.
Synonyms
1-phenanthrenecarboxylic acid,7-ethenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,7,8,10,10a-dodecahydro-; 7-ethenyl-1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,7,8,10,10a-dodecahydro-1,4a,7-trimethyl-1-phenanthrenecarboxylic acid; 13-Methyl-17-norabieta-7,15-diene-18-oic acid
IUPAC Name
(1R,4aR,4bS,7S,10aR)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-3,4,4b,5,6,8,10,10a-octahydro-2H-phenanthrene-1-carboxylic acid
Molecular Formula
C20H30O2
Canonical SMILES
CC1(CCC2C(=CCC3C2(CCCC3(C)C(=O)O)C)C1)C=C
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H30O2/c1-5-18(2)12-9-15-14(13-18)7-8-16-19(15,3)10-6-11-20(16,4)17(21)22/h5,7,15-16H,1,6,8-13H2,2-4H3,(H,21,22)/t15-,16+,18-,19+,20+/m0/s1
InChIKey
MXYATHGRPJZBNA-KRFUXDQASA-N
Boiling Point
383.47°C (rough estimate)
Density
1.0434 (rough estimate)
Solubility
DMSO: ~26 mg/mL
Alpha
D16 -3.6° (10.4% soln in 1:1 alcohol:chloroform)
Refractive Index
1.4980 (estimate)
Stability
Stable for 1 year as supplied. Solutions in DMSO may be stored at -20°C for up to 3 months.
Uses
A potent novel activators of large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel.