CONESSINE Property

Melting point:

126-127°C

alpha 

D20 +25.3° (c = 0.7 in abs alc)

Boiling point:

479.38°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.9492 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5640 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Store at RT

solubility 

ethanol: ≥2mg/mL

form 

powder

pka

10.20±0.70(Predicted)

color 

white to tan

LogP

6.060 (est)

Safety

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

GK7621000

HS Code 

2939799090

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H315Causes skin irritation

H319Causes serious eye irritation

H335May cause respiratory irritation

Precautionary statements

P261Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P271Use only outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

P280Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

P302+P352IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water.

P305+P351+P338IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing.

CONESSINE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Conessine is a naturally occurring steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species from the Apocynaceae family, which have been used in traditional herbal medicine as a treatment for amoebic dysentery. In a radioligand-based high-throughput screen, conessine demonstrated high affinity for both rat and human histamine H3 receptors (K_is = 5.2 and 24.5 nM, respectively) and high selectivity against histamine receptors H1, H2, and H4. Though conessine potently blocks H3 agonist-stimulated GTPγS binding in cell- and tissue-based functional assays and efficiently crosses the blood-brain barrier, it has a poor rate of CNS clearance.

Uses

Conessine is a steroidal dibasic alkaloid with a rigid steroid-based skeleton. Conessine is a potent and selective histamine H3 receptor antagonist.

Uses

antiamebic, antibacterial, antineoplastic, anesthetic (local)

Definition

ChEBI: A steroid alkaloid that is con-5-enine substituted by a N,N-dimethylamino group at position 3. It has been isolated from the plant species of the family Apocynaceae.

Biological Activity

Potent and selective histamine H 3 receptor antagonist (pK i values are 7.61 and 8.27 at rat and human H 3 receptors respectively). A steroidal alkaloid that displays in vitro antiplasmodial activity (IC 50 = 1.04 μ M). Also has high affinity for α 2C adrenoceptors (pK i = 7.98).

Purification Methods

It crystallises from acetone, sublimes at 95o/0.01mm and boils at 0.1mm with bath temperature at 220o. The dihydrochloride has m >340o (browns at 235o and decomposes at 338-240o) and has [] D +9.3o (c 2, H2O). [Marshall & Johnson J Am Chem Soc 84 1458 1962, Beilstein 22 III/IV 4382.]