Parthenolide
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(1aR,4E,7aS,10aS,10bR)-2,3,6,7,7a,8,10a,10b-octahydro-1a,5-dimethyl-8-methylene-oxireno[9,10]cyclodeca[1,2-b]furan-9(1aH)-one
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C15H20O3 | |
Molar mass | 248.322 g·mol−1 |
Melting point | 113 to 115 °C (235 to 239 °F; 386 to 388 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Parthenolide is a sesquiterpene lactone of the germacranolide class which occurs naturally in the plant feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), after which it is named, and in the closely related tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).[1] It is found in highest concentration in the flowers and fruit. Parthenolide's molecular structure depiction is often incorrect regarding the stereochemistry of the epoxide, although X-ray single crystal structures are available.[2][3]
Lack of solubility in water and bioavailability limits the potential of parthenolide as a drug.
References
[edit]- ^ Onozato, Thelma; Nakamura, Celso Vataru; Garcia Cortez, Diógenes Aparício; Dias Filho, Benedito Prado; Ueda-Nakamura, Tânia (2009). "Tanacetum vulgare: antiherpes virus activity of crude extract and the purified compound parthenolide". Phytother Res. 23 (6): 791–6. doi:10.1002/ptr.2638. PMID 19152371. S2CID 3547899.
- ^ Quick, Andrew; Rogers, Donald (1976). "Crystal and molecular structure of parthenolide [4,5-epoxygermacra-1(10),11(13)-dien-12,6-olactone]". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 (4): 465. doi:10.1039/p29760000465. ISSN 0300-9580.
- ^ Long, Jing; Ding, Ya-Hui; Wang, Pan-Pan; Zhang, Quan; Chen, Yue (2013-10-18). "Protection-Group-Free Semisyntheses of Parthenolide and Its Cyclopropyl Analogue". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 78 (20): 10512–10518. doi:10.1021/jo401606q. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 24047483.