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α-Asarone
98%
Synonym(s):
alpha-Asarone, trans-1,2,4-Trimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl)benzene, trans-1-Propenyl-2,4,5-trimethoxybenzene, trans-Asarone, Isoasaron
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Linear Formula:
(CH3O)3C6H2CH=CHCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
208.25
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
220-743-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1910606
MDL number:
InChI key
RKFAZBXYICVSKP-AATRIKPKSA-N
InChI
1S/C12H16O3/c1-5-6-9-7-11(14-3)12(15-4)8-10(9)13-2/h5-8H,1-4H3/b6-5+
SMILES string
COc1cc(OC)c(\C=C\C)cc1OC
assay
98%
form
powder
bp
296 °C (lit.)
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General description
α-Asarone is an effective component isolated from the chinese medicinal herb Acorus tatarinowii. It is clinically used as medication for treating epilepsy, cough, bronchitis and asthma. It exhibits neuroprotective, anti-oxidative, anticonvulsive and cognitive enhancing action.
Application
α-Asarone was used in the synthesis of series of α-asarone isomers and were investigated for their hypolipidemic and antiplatelet activities.
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J Poplawski et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 43(20), 3671-3676 (2000-10-06)
A series of alpha-asarone isomers was synthesized and investigated for their hypolipidemic and antiplatelet activity. Considering the hypolipidemic activity in rats at a dose of 80 mg/kg/day, some isomers were more potent than clofibrate at 150 mg/kg. Compound 3 was
Ze-Jun Wang et al.
Frontiers in pharmacology, 5, 40-40 (2014-03-22)
Alpha (α)-asarone, a major effective component isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Acorus tatarinowii, is clinically used as medication for treating epilepsy, cough, bronchitis, and asthma. In the present study, we demonstrated that α-asarone targets central nervous system GABAA receptor
Jung-Won Shin et al.
Biomolecules & therapeutics, 22(1), 17-26 (2014-03-07)
α-Asarone exhibits a number of pharmacological actions including neuroprotective, anti-oxidative, anticonvulsive, and cognitive enhancing action. The present study investigated the effects of α-asarone on pro-inflammatory cytokines mRNA, microglial activation, and neuronal damage in the hippocampus and on learning and memory
Hemant Kumar et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 76(8), 1518-1522 (2012-08-11)
The effect of α-asarone on impairment of cognitive performance caused by amnesic drug scopolamine was investigated. Treatment with α-asarone attenuated scopolamine-induced cognitive deficits as evaluated by passive avoidance and Y-maze test. Administration of α-asarone for 15 d improved memory and
Daijie Wang et al.
Journal of separation science, 34(23), 3339-3343 (2011-11-01)
In this study, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) was used to extract essential oil from Acorus tatarinowii Schott under the pressure of 25 MPa and temperature of 35°C. Two (E)- and (Z)-diastereomers of α-asarone and β-asarone were separated and purified by
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