Falcarinol

Falcarinol
Names
IUPAC name
(3S,9Z)-Heptadeca-1,9-diene-4,6-diyn-3-ol
Other names
Carotatoxin
Identifiers
21852-80-2 YesY
ChemSpider 4580244 N
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KEGG C08450 YesY
PubChem 5469789
Properties
C17H24O
Molar mass 244.38 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Falcarinol (carotatoxin) is a natural pesticide and fatty alcohol found in carrots (Daucus carota), red ginseng (Panax ginseng) and ivy. In carrots, it occurs in a concentration of approximately 2 mg/kg.[1][2] As a toxin, it protects roots from fungal diseases, such as liquorice rot that causes black spots on the roots during storage.

Chemistry

Falcarinol is a polyyne with two carbon-carbon triple bonds and two double bonds.[3] Falcarinol can cause allergic and irritant contact dermatitis.[4] It is structurally related to the oenanthotoxin and cicutoxin.

Biological effects

It was shown that falcarinol acts as a covalent cannabinoid receptor type 1 inverse agonist and blocks the effect of anandamide in keratinocytes, leading to pro-allergic effects in human skin.[5]

Preliminary research in animal models suggest that falcarinol may have a protective effect against certain types of cancer. Laboratory rats fed a diet containing raw carrots or isolated falcarinol were a third less likely to develop full-scale tumors induced by azoxymethane than those in a control group.[6]

Normal consumption of carrots doesn't cause any toxic effect in humans. However, when falcarinol is delivered in high doses to laboratory animals, it causes neurotoxical problems.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Crosbya, D. G.; Aharonson, N. (1967). "The Structure of Carotatoxin, a Natural Toxicant From Carrot". Tetrahedron 23 (1): 465–472. doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)83330-5.
  2. ↑ Badui (1988). Diccionario de Tecnología de Alimentos. D. F. Mexico: Alhambra Mexicana. ISBN 968-444-071-5.
  3. ↑ S. G. Yates, R. E. England (1982). "Isolation and analysis of carrot constituents: myristicin, falcarinol, and falcarindiol". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 30 (2): 317–320. doi:10.1021/jf00110a025.
  4. ↑ S. Machado, E. Silva, A. Massa (2002). "Occupational allergic contact dermatitis from falcarinol". Contact Dermatitis 47 (2): 109–125. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0536.2002.470210_5.x.
  5. ↑ M. Leonti, S. Raduner, L. Casu, F. Cottiglia, C. Floris, KH. Altmann, J. Gertsch (2010). "Falcarinol is a covalent cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist and induces pro-allergic effects in skin". Biochemical Pharmacology 79 (12): 1815–1826. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2010.02.015. PMID 20206138.
  6. ↑ M. Kobæk-Larsen, L. P. Christensen, W. Vach, J. Ritskes-Hoitinga and K. Brandt (2005). "Inhibitory Effects of Feeding with Carrots or (−)-Falcarinol on Development of Azoxymethane-Induced Preneoplastic Lesions in the Rat Colon". Journal of Acricultural and Food Chemistry 53 (5): 1823–1827. doi:10.1021/jf048519s. PMID 15740080.
  7. ↑ Deshpande (2002). Handbook of Food Toxicology. Hyderabad, India: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8247-0760-6.

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