| Bioactivity | Trichodesmine is a dehydropyrrolizidine alkaloid. Trichodesmine can produces hepatotoxicty, pneumo- and neurotoxicity in vivo[1][2]. |
| Invitro | Trichodesmine produces pulmonary and hepatic lesions in donkeys[2]. |
| Name | Trichodesmine |
| CAS | 548-90-3 |
| Formula | C18H27NO6 |
| Molar Mass | 353.41 |
| 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]. Cooper RA, et, al. The relationship between reactivity of metabolites of pyrrolizidine alkaloids and extrahepatic toxicity. Proc West Pharmacol Soc. 1999;42:13-6. [2]. Pessoa CRM, et, al. Pulmonary and hepatic lesions caused by the dehydropyrrolizidine alkaloid-producing plants Crotalaria juncea and Crotalaria retusa in donkeys. Toxicon. 2013 Sep;71:113-20. |