Description
An alkaloid with diverse biological activities; cytotoxic to various cancer cell lines (IC50s = 1.64-12.86 mM); nematocidal against B. xylophilus in vitro; reduces infarct size, cardiac muscle fiber swelling and hypertrophy, and neutrophil infiltration in a rat model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury at 30 mg/kg; decreases liver weight, fibrosis, and levels of IL-6, TNF-α, and TGF-β1 in a rat model of NASH; reduces carrageenan-induced hind paw edema in rats and decreases acetic acid-induced writhing in mice at 15 and 30 mg/kg
Formal name: (7aS,13aR,13bR,13cS)-2,3,6,7,7a,8,13,13a,13b,13c-decahydro-1H,5H,10H-dipyrido[2,1-f:3′,2′,1′-ij][1,6]naphthyridin-10-one
Synonyms: 13,14-Dehydromatrine
Molecular weight: 246.4
CAS: 6483-15-4
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid