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C20H24O6
360.4 g/mol
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Triptolide

CAS38748-32-2EC683-214-2
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Triptolide is a diterpenoid epoxide derived from the thunder god vine (Tripterygium wilfordii). It has shown activity in preclinical models of polycystic kidney disease and pancreatic cancer, but its clinical development is limited by severe toxicity and unfavorable physical properties, leading to the study of a water-soluble prodrug, minnelide.

research compound for polycystic kidney disease studiesresearch compound for pancreatic cancer studies

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Danger
H300Fatal if swallowed
H330Fatal if inhaled
H301Toxic if swallowed
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(1S,2S,4S,5S,7R,8R,9S,11S,13S)-8-hydroxy-1-methyl-7-propan-2-yl-3,6,10,16-tetraoxaheptacyclo[11.7.0.02,4.02,9.05,7.09,11.014,18]icos-14(18)-en-17-one

InChIKey

DFBIRQPKNDILPW-CIVMWXNOSA-N

SMILES

CC(C)[C@@]12[C@@H](O1)[C@H]3[C@@]4(O3)[C@]5(CCC6=C([C@@H]5C[C@H]7[C@]4([C@@H]2O)O7)COC6=O)C

Synonyms (6)
  • Triptolid
  • Triptolide, 1
  • triptolide