HYOSCYAMINE

Synonyms. Hyoscyamine; (-)-Atropine; (-)-Hyoscyamine; (S)-(-)-Hyoscyamine; (S)-Atropine; 1-Hyoscyamine; 1alphaH,5alphaH-Tropan-3alpha-ol (-)-tropate; Cystospaz; Daturine; Duboisine; Hyospaz; Hyosyne; L-Hyoscyamine; L-Tropine tropate; Tropine, (-)-tropate; (8-Methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl) 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoate;

HYOSCYAMINE

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

101-31-5 (free base), 306-03-6 (HCl)

EINECS RN

202-933-0

FORMULA

C17H23NO3

MOLE WEIGHT

289.37

H.S CODE

 

SMILES

[C@@H]1(CC2N(C(C1)CC2)C)OC(=O)[C@H](c1ccccc1)CO

CLASSIFICATION

Anticholinergic, Tropane alkaloid, Oneirogen

EXTRA NOTES

Hyoscyamine is a chemical compound, a tropane alkaloid it is the levo-isomer to atropine. It is a secondary metabolite of some plants, particularly henbane (Hyoscamus niger.) Hyoscyamine is used to provide symptomatic relief to various gastrointestinal disorders including spasms, peptic ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome, pancreatitis, colic and cystitis. It has also been used to relieve some heart problems, control some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, as well as for control of respiratory secretions in end of life care. DrugBank
Biochem/physiol Actions: Competitive antagonist at post-ganglionic synapses and on smooth muscle sigmaaldrich
Other RN: 1892-81-5, 8000-07-5, 28905-40-0, 38411-64-2, 47170-56-9

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE.

white to off-white crystalline powder

MELTING POINT

108 ~ 109 C

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

1.91

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

11.72

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: 3, Flammability: 0, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Hyoscyamine

Wikipedia Linking - Hyoscyamine

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U.S. National Library of Medicine - Hyoscyamine

PubChem Compound Summary - Hyoscyamine

Drug Bank -  Hyoscyamine

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Hyoscyamine

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

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

Hazardous Substances Data Bank - Hyoscyamine

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Hyoscyamine

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY

98% min

MELTING POINT

108 ~ 109 C

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

UN NO.

1544

HAZARD CLASS

6.1

PACKING GROUP II

 

SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

Highly Toxic (USA) Very Toxic (EU). Very toxic by inhalation and if swallowed. Target organ(s): Central nervous system. Peripheral nervous system.

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

26/28

SAFETY PHRASES

24-45

 

PACKING

Preserve in light-resistant and well-closed containers