Protoanemonin

Protoanemonin[1]
Skeletal formula of protoanemonin
Space-filling model of the protoanemonin molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
5-Methylidenefuran-2(5H)-one
Other names
4-Methylenebut-2-en-4-olide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H4O2/c1-4-2-3-5(6)7-4/h2-3H,1H2 checkY
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  • InChI=1/C5H4O2/c1-4-2-3-5(6)7-4/h2-3H,1H2
    Key: RNYZJZKPGHQTJR-UHFFFAOYAD
  • C=C1C=CC(=O)O1
Properties
C5H4O2
Molar mass 96.08 g/mol
Appearance Pale yellow oil
Boiling point 73[2] °C (163 °F; 346 K)
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
190 mg·kg−1 (mouse)[3]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Protoanemonin (sometimes called anemonol or ranunculol[4]) is a toxin found in all plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae). When the plant is wounded or macerated, the unstable glucoside found in the plant, ranunculin, is enzymatically broken down into glucose and the toxic protoanemonin.[5] It is the lactone of 4-hydroxy-2,4-pentadienoic acid.

Contact with a wounded plant causes itch, rashes or blistering on contact with the skin or mucosa. Ingesting the toxin can cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, spasms, acute hepatitis, jaundice, or paralysis.[6][7][8]

When drying the plant, protoanemonin comes into contact with air and dimerizes to anemonin, which is further hydrolyzed to a non-toxic dicarboxylic acid.[5][9]

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  2. ^ Haynes, William M.; Lide, David R.; Bruno, Thomas J. (2014). "3". CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (95th ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. p. 370. ISBN 9781482208689. OCLC 908078665.
  3. ^ Martín, ML; San Román, L; Domínguez, A (1990). "In vitro activity of protoanemonin, an antifungal agent". Planta Medica. 56 (1): 66–9. doi:10.1055/s-2006-960886. PMID 2356244. S2CID 260283223. The LD50 of protoanemonin in male Swiss albino mice was 190 mg/kg.
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  6. ^ Yilmaz, Bulent; Yilmaz, Barış; Aktaş, Bora; Unlu, Ozan; Roach, Emir Charles (2015-02-27). "Lesser celandine (pilewort) induced acute toxic liver injury: The first case report worldwide". World Journal of Hepatology. 7 (2): 285–288. doi:10.4254/wjh.v7.i2.285. ISSN 1948-5182. PMC 4342611. PMID 25729484.
  7. ^ Verbraucherschutz, Bundesamt für (2014-09-12). List of Substances of the Competent Federal Government and Federal State Authorities: Category "Plants and plant parts". Springer. ISBN 9783319107325.
  8. ^ Lewis, Robert Alan (1998-03-23). Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology. CRC Press. ISBN 9781566702232.
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