Hydrastine
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Hydrastine
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Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
6,7-dimethoxy-3-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-6-methyl-1,3-dioxolo(4,5-g)isoquinoline-5-yl)-1(3H)-isobenzo furan | |
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Formula | C21H21NO6 |
Mol. mass | 383.395 |
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Bioavailability | ? |
Metabolism | Hepatic |
Half life | ? |
Excretion | Renal |
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Hydrastine is a natural alkaloid which was discovered in 1851 by Alfred P. Durand. By hydrolysis of hydrastine one receives Hydrastinine, which was patented by Bayer as a haemostatic drug during 1910s.
It is naturally present in Hydrastis canadensis (thus the name) and other plants of the ranunculaceae.