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Berberine

Catalog No. DB04115 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 2086-83-1 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
16,17-dimethoxy-5,7-dioxa-13$l^{5}-azapentacyclo[11.8.0.0^{2,10}.0^{4,8}.0^{15,20}]henicosa-1(21),2,4(8),9,13,15,17,19-octaen-13-ylium
IUPAC Traditional name
berberine

DATABASE IDS

PubChem CID 2353
CAS Number 2086-83-1
PubChem SID 46506051

PROPERTIES

DETAILS

Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description An alkaloid from Hydrastis canadensis L., Berberidaceae. It is also found in many other plants. It is relatively toxic parenterally, but has been used orally for various parasitic and fungal infections and as antidiarrheal. [PubChem]

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