Chemistry:Vincoline

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Vincoline
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Names
IUPAC name
Methyl (20S)-2-hydroxy-6,7-didehydro-3α,20-epoxy-2β,5α,12β,19α-aspidospermidine-3β-carboxylate
Systematic IUPAC name
Methyl (3aS,3a1S,4S,6R,6aS,11bR)-6a-hydroxy-4-methyl-6a,7,12,13-tetrahydro-1H,3a1H,4H,6H-3a,6-methanoindolizino[1′,8′:4,5,6]oxepino[3,4-b]indole-6-carboxylate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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Properties
C21H24N2O4
Molar mass 368.433 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Vincoline is an alkaloid isolated from Catharanthus roseus.[1] In a mouse model, it has been found to stimulate insulin secretion.[2]

References

  1. Aynilian, GH; Weiss, SG; Cordell, GA; Abraham, DJ; Crane, FA; Farnsworth, NR (1974). "Catharanthus alkaloids. XXIX. Isolation and structure elucidation of vincoline". Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 63 (4): 536–8. doi:10.1002/jps.2600630409. PMID 4828700. 
  2. Yao, XG; Chen, F; Li, P; Quan, L; Chen, J; Yu, L; Ding, H; Li, C et al. (2013). "Natural product vindoline stimulates insulin secretion and efficiently ameliorates glucose homeostasis in diabetic murine models". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 150 (1): 285–97. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.08.043. PMID 24012527.