Cassaine
Agent Name
Cassaine
CAS Number
468-76-8
Formula
C24-H39-N-O4
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
(Dodecahydro-7beta-hydroxy-1alpha,4bbeta,8,8-tetramethyl-10-oxo-2(1H)-phenanthrenylidene)acetic acid 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester; (E)-3beta-Hydroxy-14alpha-methyl-7-oxopodocarpane-delta13alpha-acetic acid 2-(dimethylamino)-ethyl ester; Acetic acid, (dodecahydro-7-hydroxy-1,4b,8,8-tetramethyl-10-oxo-2(1H)-phenanthrenylidene)-, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, (1R-(1alpha,2E,4aalpha,4bbeta,7beta,8aalpha,10abeta))-; Nervocidine; Podocarpane-delta(13,alpha)-acetic acid, 3beta-hydroxy-14alpha-methyl-7-oxo-, 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl ester, (E)-; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Plant Toxins
Description
Glossy solid; [Merck Index]
Sources/Uses
Cardiotonic extracted from the bark of the of Erythrophloeum guineense tree; [Merck Index]
Comments
Emergency treatment: "Plants- cardiac glycosides"; [HSDB]
Biomedical References
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