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Reserpine

Synonym(s):

(3β, 16β, 17α, 18β, 20α)-11,17-Dimethoxy-18-[(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)oxy]yohimban-16-carboxylic acid methyl ester

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C33H40N2O9
CAS Number:
50-55-5
Molecular Weight:
608.68
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
102014
EC Number:
200-047-9
MDL number:
MFCD00005091
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24278208
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

200

mp

~265 °C (dec.)

SMILES string

CO[C@H]1[C@@H](C[C@@H]2CN3CCc4c([nH]c5cc(OC)ccc45)[C@H]3C[C@@H]2[C@@H]1C(=O)OC)OC(=O)c6cc(OC)c(OC)c(OC)c6

InChI

1S/C33H40N2O9/c1-38-19-7-8-20-21-9-10-35-16-18-13-27(44-32(36)17-11-25(39-2)30(41-4)26(12-17)40-3)31(42-5)28(33(37)43-6)22(18)15-24(35)29(21)34-23(20)14-19/h7-8,11-12,14,18,22,24,27-28,31,34H,9-10,13,15-16H2,1-6H3/t18-,22+,24-,27-,28+,31+/m1/s1

InChI key

QEVHRUUCFGRFIF-MDEJGZGSSA-N

Gene Information

human ... HTR1A(3350) , HTR1B(3351) , HTR1D(3352) , HTR1E(3354) , HTR1F(3355) , HTR2A(3356) , HTR2B(3357) , HTR2C(3358) , HTR3A(3359) , HTR3B(9177) , HTR3C(170572) , HTR3D(200909) , HTR3E(285242) , HTR4(3360) , HTR5A(3361) , HTR5B(645694) , HTR6(3362) , HTR7(3363) , SLC18A2(6571)

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Application

Reserpine has been used:
  • to study its effect on minimal inhibitory concentration of trovafloxacin and ciprofloxacin
  • inject rats, to study its effect on behavioural parameters such as locomotion and fear/anxiety
  • as a lock spray reference compound in lipid profiling

Biochem/physiol Actions

Reserpine is an alkaloid present in Rauwolfia species. It is useful in treating systemic hypertension, schizophrenia, psychiatric disorders and Raynaud′s syndrome. Reserpine is known to inhibit adrenaline induced-cutaneous blood vessel constriction. It diminishes the effect of hyperthyroidism on cardiovascular and nervous system.
Inhibits vesicular uptake of catecholamines and serotonin.

Features and Benefits

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This compound is featured on the Biogenic Amine Transporters page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Repr. 1A - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves

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A catalytic, enantioselective synthesis of (+)-reserpine is reported. The route features a highly diastereoselective, chiral catalyst-controlled formal aza-Diels-Alder reaction between a 6-methoxytryptamine-derived dihydro-β-carboline and an enantioenriched α-substituted enone to form a key tetracyclic intermediate. This approach addresses the challenge of
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