Description
Senecionine is a pyrrolizidine alkaloid isolated from Senecio scandens. Study shows that senecionine exhibits activity against hepatic drug metabolizing enzymes in rat cells.
Synonyms
Aureine; Senecionin; 12-Hydroxysenecionan-11,16-dione
IUPAC Name
(1R,4Z,6R,7R,17R)-4-ethylidene-7-hydroxy-6,7-dimethyl-2,9-dioxa-14-azatricyclo[9.5.1.014,17]heptadec-11-ene-3,8-dione
Molecular Formula
C18H25NO5
Canonical SMILES
CC=C1CC(C(C(=O)OCC2=CCN3C2C(CC3)OC1=O)(C)O)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H25NO5/c1-4-12-9-11(2)18(3,22)17(21)23-10-13-5-7-19-8-6-14(15(13)19)24-16(12)20/h4-5,11,14-15,22H,6-10H2,1-3H3/b12-4-/t11-,14-,15-,18-/m1/s1
InChIKey
HKODIGSRFALUTA-JTLQZVBZSA-N
Boiling Point
472.03°C (rough estimate)
Melting Point
236°C(lit.)
Alpha
D25 -55.1° (c = 0.034 in chloroform)
Definition
ChEBI: A pyrrolizidine alkaloid isolated from the plant species of the genus Senecio.
pKa
12.81±0.40(Predicted)
Refractive Index
1.5100 (estimate)
Toxicity
LD50 i.v. in mice: 64.12 ±2.24 mg/kg (Harris)