COSTUNOLIDE

Synonyms. Costunolide; (E,E)-6-alpha-Hydroxygermacra-1(10),4,11(13)-trien-12-oic acid gamma-lactone; Costunlide; Costunolid; Costus lactone; (3aS-(3aR*,6E,10E,11aS*))- 3a,4,5,8,9,11a-Hexahydro-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylenecyclodeca(b)furan-2(3H)-one;

COSTUNOLIDE

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

553-21-9

EINECS RN

 

FORMULA

C15H20O2

MOLE WEIGHT

232.32

H.S CODE

2932.20.5050

SMILES

C1(C([C@@H]2CCC(=CCCC(=C[C@@H]2O1)C)C)=C)=O

CLASSIFICATION

Sesquiterpene lactone

EXTRA NOTES

Wood oil from tree Eremanthus elaegnus used as chemoprophylactic agent in schistosomiasis

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white powder

MELTING POINT

 

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

 

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents.

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 2, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Costunolide

Wikipedia Linking - Costunolide

Google Scholar Search - Costunolide

U.S. National Library of Medicine - Costunolide

PubChem Compound Summary - Costunolide

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Costunolide

ChEBI (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/) -  Costunolide

NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) -  Costunolide

Human Metabolome Database - Costunolide

Biochem/physiol Actions: Costunolide is a sesquiterpene lactone originally isolated from plants widely used in many herbal medicines. It has a variety of effects. Costunolide is a potent inducer of apoptosis, a potent anti-cancer agent, has anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal, antimycobacterial activity and has been shown to inhibit telomerase activity. sigmaaldrich

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY

98% min

HEAVY METALS

10ppm max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

 

HAZARD CLASS

 

PACKING GROUP  

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Skin irritation, Eye irritation, Skin sensitization, Specific target organ toxicity.

SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

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HAZARD STATEMENTS

H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

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RISK PHRASES

36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26

 

PACKING

Preserved in light-resistant and well-closed bottles