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68909

Sennoside A

analytical standard

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C42H38O20
CAS Number:
81-27-6
Molecular Weight:
862.74
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329761216
EC Number:
201-339-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
5723746
MDL number:
MFCD00151527

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InChI key

IPQVTOJGNYVQEO-GTCVFCFLSA-N

InChI

1S/C42H38O20/c43-11-23-31(47)35(51)37(53)41(61-23)59-21-5-1-3-15-25(17-7-13(39(55)56)9-19(45)27(17)33(49)29(15)21)26-16-4-2-6-22(60-42-38(54)36(52)32(48)24(12-44)62-42)30(16)34(50)28-18(26)8-14(40(57)58)10-20(28)46/h1-10,23-26,31-32,35-38,41-48,51-54H,11-12H2,(H,55,56)(H,57,58)/t23-,24-,25-,26-,31-,32-,35+,36+,37-,38-,41-,42?/m1/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2cccc3[C@@H]([C@@H]4c5cccc(O[C@H]6O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]6O)c5C(=O)c7c(O)cc(cc47)C(O)=O)c8cc(cc(O)c8C(=O)c23)C(O)=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥96.0% (HPLC)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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General description

Sennoside A is a hydroxy anthracene glycoside generally present in the polyherbal formulations that contain Cassia angustifolia leaves, which is used in the treatment of constipation.

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pictograms

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GHS07

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hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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BCCK5929
BCCJ3940
BCCF3621
BCCD1720
BCBZ8154

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Status of sennosides content in various Indian herbal formulations: method standardization by HPTLC
Aktar W, et al.
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 3, 64-68 (2008)
Acute hemorrhagic colitis following administration of sennosides for colon cleansing.
Burhan Ozdil et al.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 44(4), 770-771 (2010-03-25)
Philippa Helen Hawley et al.
Journal of palliative medicine, 11(4), 575-581 (2008-05-06)
Constipation is a common and distressing condition in patients with cancer, especially those taking opioid analgesics. Many institutions prevent and treat constipation with titrated laxatives, which is known as a bowel protocol. An effective and well-tolerated bowel protocol is a
Meng-Ting Wang et al.
European journal of heart failure, 13(11), 1238-1243 (2011-08-02)
Digoxin is an important medication for heart failure (HF) patients and sennosides are widely used to treat constipation. Recently, safety concerns have been raised about a possible interaction between sennosides and digoxin, an issue that has not been studied empirically.
Yuko Mishima et al.
Digestion, 77(3-4), 166-172 (2008-06-26)
Colonoscopy plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal illness in both Western countries and Japan. However, preparative bowel cleansing for colonoscopy is frequently troublesome for elderly and/or constipated patients, since they must drink larger volumes of
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