Hydrastine

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Hydrastine
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
Identifiers
CAS number 118-08-1
ATC code  ?
PubChem 1309
Chemical data
Formula C21H21NO6 
Mol. mass 383.395
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability  ?
Metabolism Hepatic
Half life  ?
Excretion Renal
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status
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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.

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