Proscillaridin

Proscillaridin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
5-[(3S,8R,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)- 14-hydroxy- 10,13-dimethyl- 3-((2R,3R,4R,5R,6R)- 3,4,5-trihydroxy- 6-methyltetrahydro- 2H-pyran-2-yloxy)- 2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro- 1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren- 17-yl]- 2H-pyran- 2-one
OR
3β-Rhamnosido- 14β-hydroxybufa- 4,20,22-trienolide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names
Identifiers
466-06-8 
C01AB01
PubChem CID 5284613
ChemSpider 4447658 Yes
UNII KC6BL281EN Yes
ChEMBL CHEMBL600325 Yes
Chemical data
Formula C30H42O8
530.650
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Proscillaridin is a cardiac glycoside, a kind of drug that can be used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). It is of the bufanolide type and can be obtained from plants of the genus Scilla and in Drimia maritima (Scilla maritima).[1]

References

  1. Kedra, M.; Kedrowa, S. (1968). "Clinical evaluation of Proscillaridin A, a glycoside of Scilla maritima". Polski tygodnik lekarski (Warsaw, Poland : 1960) 23 (19): 714–716. PMID 4876207.