Hydrastine

Hydrastine
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismHepatic
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • 6,7-Dimethoxy-3-(6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolin-5-yl)-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.003.849
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H21NO6
Molar mass383.400 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Melting point132 °C (270 °F)
  • O=C2O[C@@H](c1ccc(OC)c(OC)c12)[C@@H]5N(C)CCc4c5cc3OCOc3c4
  • InChI=1S/C21H21NO6/c1-22-7-6-11-8-15-16(27-10-26-15)9-13(11)18(22)19-12-4-5-14(24-2)20(25-3)17(12)21(23)28-19/h4-5,8-9,18-19H,6-7,10H2,1-3H3/t18-,19+/m1/s1 Y
  • Key:JZUTXVTYJDCMDU-MOPGFXCFSA-N Y
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Hydrastine is an isoquinoline alkaloid which was discovered in 1851 by Alfred P. Durand. Nitric acid induced hydrolysis of hydrastine yields hydrastinine, which was patented by Bayer as a haemostatic drug in the early 1900's. It is present in Hydrastis canadensis (thus the name) and other plants of the family Ranunculaceae.