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Ellipticine

Ellipticine structure

Ellipticine 

structure
  • CAS No:

    519-23-3

  • Formula:

    C17H14N2

  • Chemical Name:

    Ellipticine

  • Synonyms:

    6H-Pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole,5,11-dimethyl-;Ellipticine;5,11-Dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole;NSC 71795;CP 5

  • Categories:

    Natural Products  >  Alkaloids

Description

Ellipticine hydrochloride is a potent antineoplastic agent; inhibits DNA topoisomerase II activities.


Ellipticine is a organic heterotetracyclic compound that is pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole carrying two methyl substituents at positions 5 and 11. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent and a plant metabolite. It is an organic heterotetracyclic compound, an organonitrogen heterocyclic compound, a polycyclic heteroarene and an indole alkaloid.

Ellipticine Basic Attributes

246.31

246.31

208-264-0

117VLW7484

71795

DTXSID30199855

2933990090

Characteristics

28.7

4.80

1.3±0.1 g/cm3

313 °C

495.4±40.0 °C at 760 mmHg

227.1±18.6 °C

1.777

DMSO: soluble

2-8°C

LD50 in mice (mg/kg): 19.5-22.4 i.v.; 178-204 orally (Rakieten)

Safety Information

III

6.1(b)

UN 3462 6.1/PG 3

3

25

45

UU8825000

T

P264, P270, P301+P310, P321, P330, P405, P501

H301

Drug Information

Substances that inhibit or prevent the proliferation of NEOPLASMS. (See all compounds classified as Antineoplastic Agents.)|Chemical agents that uncouple oxidation from phosphorylation in the metabolic cycle so that ATP synthesis does not occur. Included here are those IONOPHORES that disrupt electron transfer by short-circuiting the proton gradient across mitochondrial membranes. (See all compounds classified as Uncoupling Agents.)

5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido(4,3-b)carbazole

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:246.31
XLogP3:4.8
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:1
Exact Mass:246.115698455
Monoisotopic Mass:246.115698455
Topological Polar Surface Area:28.7
Heavy Atom Count:19
Complexity:342
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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