Bioactivity | Coprine is a mycotoxin isolated from Coprinopsis atramentaria. Coprine is an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor that causes the buildup of acetaldehyde, causing the alcohol flushing reaction[1]. |
Name | Coprine |
CAS | 58919-61-2 |
Formula | C8H14N2O4 |
Molar Mass | 202.21 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Per Lindberg, et al. Isolation and structure of coprine, the in vivo aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitor in Coprinus atramentarius; syntheses of coprine and related cyclopropanone derivatives. |