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G8761

(±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds

Name: (±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds
Brand: SIGMA

≥95% (HPLC), powder, PAF antagonist/inhibitor

Synonym(s):

(±)-2,2′-bis(8-Formyl-1,6,7-trihydroxy-5-isopropyl-3-methylnaphthalene)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₃₀H₃₀O₈

CAS Number:

303-45-7

Molecular Weight:

518.55

UNSPSC Code:

12352200

PubChem Substance ID:

24895349

NACRES:

NA.77

MDL number:

MFCD00017352

Assay:

≥95% (HPLC)

Quality level:

200

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Properties

Product Name

(±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds, ≥95% (HPLC)

Quality Level

200

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

O=C([H])C1=C(C(O)=C(C2=C(C)C=C(C(C(C)C)=C(O)C(O)=C3C([H])=O)C3=C2O)C(C)=C4)C4=C(C(C)C)C(O)=C1O

InChI

1S/C30H30O8/c1-11(2)19-15-7-13(5)21(27(35)23(15)17(9-31)25(33)29(19)37)22-14(6)8-16-20(12(3)4)30(38)26(34)18(10-32)24(16)28(22)36/h7-12,33-38H,1-6H3

InChI key

QBKSWRVVCFFDOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... AKR1B1(231), BAD(572), BCL2(596), LDHA(3939), LDHB(3945), MCL1(4170)

Description

General description

Gossypol is considered as an antifertility agent. It is present in cottonseed as a yellowish pigment. This reactive sesquiterpene aldehyde is present in the family Malvaceae and has a molecular mass of 518.54.

Application

(±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds has been used:

as a standard to quantify the gossypol content in the extracts of leaves and flower buds
to study its antifertility effects on spermatogenesis in NMRI mice
to analyse its impact on human spermatozoa
to incorporate into the artificial diet for larval rearing

Biochem/physiol Actions

Gossypol is a male antifertility agent and PAF antagonist/inhibitor. Gossypol is a poisonous pigment found in cottonseed and its name is derived from the botanical name of the cotton plant, Gossypium.. Gossypium is extracted from selected hybrid species between two Gossypium species, Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadens. As a PAF antagonist/inhibitor, Gossypium markedly inhibited the contractile responses of guinea pig lung parenchyma strips stimulated with leukotriene B₄, seukotriene D4, and PAF-acether.