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G8761

(±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds

≥95% (HPLC), powder, PAF antagonist/inhibitor

Synonym(s):

(±)-2,2′-bis(8-Formyl-1,6,7-trihydroxy-5-isopropyl-3-methylnaphthalene)

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C30H30O8
CAS Number:
303-45-7
Molecular Weight:
518.55
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24895349
NACRES:
NA.77
MDL number:
MFCD00017352
Assay:
≥95% (HPLC)
Quality level:
200

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Product Name

(±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds, ≥95% (HPLC)

SMILES string

O=C([H])C1=C(C(O)=C(C2=C(C)C=C(C(C(C)C)=C(O)C(O)=C3C([H])=O)C3=C2O)C(C)=C4)C4=C(C(C)C)C(O)=C1O

InChI

1S/C30H30O8/c1-11(2)19-15-7-13(5)21(27(35)23(15)17(9-31)25(33)29(19)37)22-14(6)8-16-20(12(3)4)30(38)26(34)18(10-32)24(16)28(22)36/h7-12,33-38H,1-6H3

InChI key

QBKSWRVVCFFDOT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

≥95% (HPLC)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... AKR1B1(231), BAD(572), BCL2(596), LDHA(3939), LDHB(3945), MCL1(4170)

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Application

(±)-Gossypol from cotton seeds has been used:
  • as a standard to quantify the gossypol content in the extracts of leaves and flower buds
  • to study its antifertility effects on spermatogenesis in NMRI mice
  • to analyse its impact on human spermatozoa
  • to incorporate into the artificial diet for larval rearing

Biochem/physiol Actions

Gossypol is a male antifertility agent and PAF antagonist/inhibitor. Gossypol is a poisonous pigment found in cottonseed and its name is derived from the botanical name of the cotton plant, Gossypium.. Gossypium is extracted from selected hybrid species between two Gossypium species, Gossypium hirsutum and Gossypium barbadens. As a PAF antagonist/inhibitor, Gossypium markedly inhibited the contractile responses of guinea pig lung parenchyma strips stimulated with leukotriene B4, seukotriene D4, and PAF-acether.

General description

Gossypol is considered as an antifertility agent. It is present in cottonseed as a yellowish pigment. This reactive sesquiterpene aldehyde is present in the family Malvaceae and has a molecular mass of 518.54.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 3

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Eyeshields, Gloves, type P3 (EN 143) respirator cartridges

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Transcriptional responses underlying the hormetic and detrimental effects of the plant secondary metabolite gossypol on the generalist herbivore Helicoverpa armigera
de la Paz Celorio-Mancera M, et al.
BMC Genomics, 12(1), 575-575 (2011)
Sergey Vshivkov et al.
Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 908, 94-97 (2012-11-06)
Gossypol is a toxic compound that occurs as a mixture of enantiomers in cotton plant tissues including seed and flower petals. The (-)-enantiomer is more toxic to non-ruminant animals. Efforts to breed cottonseed with a low percentage of (-)-gossypol requires
Hyunah Cho et al.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 166(1), 1-9 (2012-12-19)
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecological malignancy, characterized by a high rate of chemoresistance. Current treatment strategies for ovarian cancer focus on novel drug combinations of cytotoxic agents and molecular targeted agents or novel drug delivery strategies that often
Carlos A Zelaya et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 69(Pt 4), 439-443 (2013-04-13)
Di(phenylpropylamino)gossypol [systematic name: 2,2'-bis{1,6-dihydroxy-5-isopropyl-8-[(3-phenylpropylamino)methylidene]naphthalen-7-one}, C48H52N2O6, was formed by reaction of the dimeric natural product gossypol with 3-phenylpropylamine. The structure of this compound has its two naphthalene ring systems oriented approximately perpendicular to each other, and the two pendant phenylpropyl groups
Nariman Ansari et al.
Methods in cell biology, 113, 295-309 (2013-01-16)
Cell-based assays are essential in both basic research and drug discovery. Three-dimensional cellular spheroids are more realistic models of tumors and healthy tissues compared to standard two-dimensional cultures. Employing spheroids improves the reliability and the physiological significance of cell-based assays.
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