Visnadine

Visnadine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
(9R,10R)-10-(acetyloxy)-8,8-dimethyl-2-oxo-9,10-dihydro-2H,8H-pyrano[2,3-f]chromen-9-yl (2R)-2-methylbutanoate
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Identifiers
CAS Number	477-32-7
ATC code	C04AX24 (WHO)
PubChem	CID 442151
ChemSpider	390669
UNII	0RL4V0K263
KEGG	D08735
Chemical data
Formula	C21H24O7
Molar mass	388.41 g/mol
SMILES CC[C@H](C(=O)O[C@H]1[C@@](OC2=C([C@H]1OC(=O)C)C3=C(C=CC(=O)O3)C=C2)(C)C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C21H24O7/c1-6-11(2)20(24)27-19-18(25-12(3)22)16-14(28-21(19,4)5)9-7-13-8-10-15(23)26-17(13)16/h7-11,18-19H,6H2,1-5H3/t11-,18-,19-/m1/s1 Key:GVBNSPFBYXGREE-CXWAGAITSA-N
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Visnadine (or visnadin) is a natural vasodilator.^[1] It was first isolated from bishop's weed (Ammi visnaga), a plant indigenous to the Mediterranean region which has been used for centuries in Egypt as a spasmolytic.^[2]

References

1. Durate, J; Vallejo I; Pérez-Vizcaino F; Jiménez R; Zarzuelo A; Tamargo J (1997). "Effects of visnadine on rat isolated vascular smooth muscles. .". Planta Med (Thieme Medical Publishers) 63 (3): 233–6. doi:10.1055/s-2006-957660. ISSN 1439-0221. PMID 9225605.
2. Eric Smith, Norman Hosansky, W. G. Bywater, and Eugene E. van Tamelen (1957). "Constitution of Samidin, Dihydrosamidin and Visnadin". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 79 (13): 3534–3540. doi:10.1021/ja01570a062.