(-)-Lycorine

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(-)-Lycorine structure	Common Name	(-)-Lycorine
	CAS Number	476-28-8	Molecular Weight	287.310
	Density	1.5±0.1 g/cm3	Boiling Point	477.4±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg
	Molecular Formula	C₁₆H₁₇NO₄	Melting Point	253-255ºC (dec.)
	MSDS	N/A	Flash Point	242.5±28.7 °C

Use of (-)-Lycorine

Lycorine is a natural alkaloid extracted from the Amaryllidaceae plant family with antiviral, antimalarial and antiinflammation activities. Lycorine inhibits the growth and metastasis of hormone-refractory anti-prostate cancer (PCa) and induces cell apoptosis[1].

Name	lycorine
Synonym	More Synonyms

Description	Lycorine is a natural alkaloid extracted from the Amaryllidaceae plant family with antiviral, antimalarial and antiinflammation activities. Lycorine inhibits the growth and metastasis of hormone-refractory anti-prostate cancer (PCa) and induces cell apoptosis[1].
Related Catalog	Signaling Pathways >> Apoptosis >> Apoptosis Research Areas >> Cancer
In Vitro	Lycorine inhibits cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner in the abovementioned 4 PCa cell lines, and the IC50 ranged from 5 μM to 10 μM., it also shows Lycorine has little effects on PNT1A cell's proliferation[1].
References	[1]. Hu M, et al.Lycorine is a novel inhibitor of the growth and metastasis of hormone-refractory prostate cancer.Oncotarget. 2015 Jun 20;6(17):15348-61.

Density	1.5±0.1 g/cm3
Boiling Point	477.4±45.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Melting Point	253-255ºC (dec.)
Molecular Formula	C₁₆H₁₇NO₄
Molecular Weight	287.310
Flash Point	242.5±28.7 °C
Exact Mass	287.115753
PSA	62.16000
LogP	0.77
Vapour Pressure	0.0±1.3 mmHg at 25°C
Index of Refraction	1.733

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: OL2900000

CHEMICAL NAME :: Lycoran-1-alpha,2-beta-diol, 3,3-alpha-didehydro-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 476-28-8

LAST UPDATED :: 199709

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 2

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C16-H17-N-O4

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :: 287.34

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 10700 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

REFERENCE :: NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year: 56(1),23S,1960

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 145 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - rigidity (including catalepsy) Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - other changes

REFERENCE :: NYKZAU Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Pharmacology. (Nippon Yakuri Gakkai, c/o Kyoto Daigaku Igakubu Yakurigaku Kyoshitsu, Konoe-cho, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan) V.40- 1944- Volume(issue)/page/year: 56(1),23S,1960

Hazard Codes	T: Toxic;
Risk Phrases	R25
Safety Phrases	45
RIDADR	UN 2811 6.1/PG 3
WGK Germany	3
Hazard Class	9.0

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