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methyl (1R,15S,18R,19S,20S)-18-hydroxy-8-methoxy-1,3,11,12,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21-dodecahydroyohimban-19-carboxylate
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| Molar mass | 384.5 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Venenatine is an indole alkaloid that was first isolated from Alstonia venenata in 1964.[1] It is also found in A. macrophylla and A. scholaris.[2] It appears to have antifungal properties[3] and has been synthesized.[4][5] Venenatine inhibits the p300 histone acetyltransferase enzyme.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Govindachari TR, Viswanathan N, Pai BR, Savitri TS (January 1964). "Chemical constituents of Alstonia venenata R.Br". Tetrahedron Letters. 5 (16): 901–906. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)90405-2.
- ^ Tan MC, Carranza MS, Linis VC, Malabed RS, Oyong GG (31 May 2019). "Antioxidant, Cytotoxicity, and Antiophidian Potential of Alstonia macrophylla Bark". ACS Omega. 4 (5): 9488–9496. doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b00082. PMC 6648722. PMID 31460040.
- ^ Singh UP, Sarma BK, Mishra PK, Ray AB (2000). "Antifungal activity of venenatine, an indole alkaloid isolated from Alstonia venenata". Folia Microbiologica. 45 (2): 173–176. doi:10.1007/BF02817419. PMID 11271828.
- ^ Lebold TP, Wood JL, Deitch J, Lodewyk MW, Tantillo DJ, Sarpong R (2013). "A divergent approach to the synthesis of the yohimbinoid alkaloids venenatine and alstovenine". Nature Chemistry. 5 (2): 126–131. Bibcode:2013NatCh...5..126L. doi:10.1038/nchem.1528. PMC 3556932. PMID 23344433.
- ^ Tang M, Lu H, Zu L (2024). "Collective total synthesis of stereoisomeric yohimbine alkaloids". Nature Communications. 15 (1) 941. Bibcode:2024NatCo..15..941T. doi:10.1038/s41467-024-45140-2. PMC 10830567. PMID 38296955.
- ^ Magudeeswaran S, Poomani K (2020). "Binding mechanism of spinosine and venenatine molecules with p300 HAT enzyme: Molecular screening, molecular dynamics and free-energy analysis". Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 121 (2): 1759–1777. doi:10.1002/jcb.29412. ISSN 0730-2312. PMID 31633226. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- Bhattacharya SK, Ray AB, Dutta SC (1975). "Psychopharmacological investigations of the 4-methoxyindole alkaloids of Alstonia venenata". Planta Medica. 27 (2): 164–170. Bibcode:1975PlMed..27..164B. doi:10.1055/s-0028-1097779. PMID 1121530.
- Dhawan BN (25 January 1995). "Research properties in natural products having CNS effects". Current Science. 68 (2): 202–204. JSTOR 24096503.
