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C2899

Cytisine

≥99%, powder

Synonym(s):

(−)-Cytisine, (1R,5S)-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexahydro-1,5-methano-8H-pyrido[1,2a][1,5]diazocin-8-one, (1S,9S)-3,11-Diazatricyclo[7.3.1.03,8]trideca-5,7-dien-4-one, Baptitoxin, Laburnin, Sophorine, Ulexine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C11H14N2O
CAS Number:
485-35-8
Molecular Weight:
190.24
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
24892544
UNSPSC Code:
12352210
EC Number:
207-616-0
MDL number:
MFCD00136048
Assay:
≥99%
Form:
powder
Quality level:
100
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Quality Level

100

assay

≥99%

form

powder

color

light yellow

bp

218 °C/2 mmHg (lit.)

mp

154-156 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1C=CC=C2C3CNCC(C3)CN12

InChI

1S/C11H14N2O/c14-11-3-1-2-10-9-4-8(5-12-6-9)7-13(10)11/h1-3,8-9,12H,4-7H2/t8-,9+/m0/s1

InChI key

ANJTVLIZGCUXLD-DTWKUNHWSA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Chrna2(170945), Chrna3(25101), Chrna4(25590)

General description

Cytisine is an alkaloid present in Cytisus laburnum, particularly in its seeds. It might be effective for smoking cessation. Cytisine is a natural insecticide. It has a molecular structure similar to nicotine. Cytisine may have antidepressant like properties.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Potent agonist at α3β4 and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and partial agonist at α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Acetylcholine Receptors (Nicotinic) page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

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Skull and crossbones
GHS06

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type P2 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Lot/Batch Number
MKCT8230
MKCK8886
MKCC6531
MKBW6205V
SLBD7794V

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Bruno Tasso et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 52(14), 4345-4357 (2009-06-25)
The availability of drug affecting neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) may have important therapeutic potential for the treatment of several CNS pathologies. Pursuing our efforts on the systematic structural modification of cytisine and N-arylalkyl and N-aroylalkyl cytisines were synthesized and
Yann S Mineur et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 332(6035), 1330-1332 (2011-06-11)
Smoking decreases appetite, and smokers often report that they smoke to control their weight. Understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the anorexic effects of smoking would facilitate the development of novel treatments to help with smoking cessation and to prevent or
Henrik Viberg et al.
Toxicology, 289(1), 59-65 (2011-08-09)
Flame retardants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and tetrabromobisphenol A are used as flame retardants and detected in the environmental, wildlife species and human tissues. Exposure to PBDEs during the neonatal development of the brain has been shown to
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