Sanguinarine

Sanguinarine
sanguinarine 2D skeletal
sanguinarine 3D BS
Clinical data
ATC code
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Identifiers
  • 13-Methyl-[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-i]phenanthridinium
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H14NO4
Molar mass332.335 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O1c3c(OC1)c2c[n+](c5c(c2cc3)ccc6cc4OCOc4cc56)C
  • InChI=1S/C20H14NO4/c1-21-8-15-12(4-5-16-20(15)25-10-22-16)13-3-2-11-6-17-18(24-9-23-17)7-14(11)19(13)21/h2-8H,9-10H2,1H3/q+1 checkY
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Sanguinarine is a polycyclic quaternary alkaloid. It is extracted from some plants, including the bloodroot plant, from whose scientific name, Sanguinaria canadensis, its name is derived; the Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana);[1] Chelidonium majus; and Macleaya cordata.

  1. ^ Santos AC, Adkilen P (1932). "The Alkaloids of Argemone Mexicana". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 54 (7): 2923–2924. doi:10.1021/ja01346a037.