ALEXIS Biochemicals: Catharanthine . tartrate

ALX-350-101

Revised 03-Apr-08

Catharanthine . tartrate
SYNONYMS	3,4-Didehydroibogamine-18-carboxylic acid methyl ester . tartrate 7-Ethyl-9,10,12,13-tetrahydro-6,9-methano-5H-pyrido[1’,2’:1,2]azepino[4,5-b]indole-6(6aH)-carboxylic acid methyl ester . tartrate
PRODUCT LINE	Natural Products / Antibiotics
PRODUCT CATEGORY	Natural Products for Cytoskeletal Research

Ordering Information

Product Numbers:	Format:	Size:	Unit Price:	Quantity:	Add To Cart
ALX-350-101-M100		100 mg	160.00 USD
ALX-350-101-G001		1 g	430.00 USD

Product Specification

FORMULA:	C₂₁H₂₄N₂O₂ . C₄H₆O₆
MW:	336.4 . 150.1
CAS NUMBER:	2648-21-5
MERCK INDEX:	14: 1904
SOURCE/HOST:	Isolated from Catharanthus roseus.
PURITY:	≥90%
APPEARANCE:	White to off-white powder.
SOLUBILITY:	Soluble in 100% ethanol.
SHIPPING:	AMBIENT
LONG TERM STORAGE:	-20°C
HANDLING:	Very hygroscopic. Keep cool and dry.

Product Description

Starting material for the synthesis of the antitumor drugs vinblastine and vincristine. It is less active as an inhibitor of tubulin self-assembly into microtubules than the latter two compounds.

Product Specific Literature References

Photochemical one-pot synthesis of vinblastine and vincristine: S. Pennanen & A. Huhtikangas; Photochem. Photobiol. 51, 515 (1990) Abstract
Mechanism of interaction of vinca alkaloids with tubulin: catharanthine and vindoline: V. Prakash & S.N. Timasheff; Biochemistry 30, 873 (1991) Abstract

Related Products

ALX-350-257	Vinblastine . sulfate
ALX-350-069	Vincristine . sulfate
ALX-350-102	Vindoline

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Microtubule Modulators • Natural Products - Antitumor Reagents • Alkaloids

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