Protodioscin

Protodioscin is a steroidal saponin first isolated from plants used in herbal remedies. It displays cytotoxicity against a range of cancer cells in vitro, including leukemia, colon cancer, and prostate cancer cells (GI50 = 2 µM). Protodioscin, as a part of an extract from the plant T. terrestris, also improves sexual behavior parameters in rats.Formal Name: (3beta,22alpha,25R)-26-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-22-hydroxyfurost-5-en-3-yl O-6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->2)-O-[6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl-(1->4)]-beta-D-glucopyranoside. CAS Number: 55056-80-9. Synonyms: NSC 698796. Molecular Formula: C51H84O22. Formula Weight: 1049.2. Purity: >95%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A crystalline solid. Solubility: DMF: 5 mg/ml, DMSO: 20 mg/ml, DMSO:PBS(pH 7.2) (1:2): 0.3 mg/ml, Ethanol: 10 mg/ml. SMILES: C[C@@]1([C@]([C@@H]2C)([H])[C@](O[C@]2(O)CC[C@@H](C)CO[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@@H]3O)O)O[C@@H]3CO)([H])C4)[C@]4([H])[C@@](CC=C5[C@@]6(CC[C@H](O[C@@](O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O[C@@](O[C@@H](C)[C@H](O)[C@H]7O)([H])[C@@H]7O)[C@@H]8O)([H])[C@@H]8O[C@@](O[C@@H](C)[C@H](O)[C@H]9O)([H])[C@@H]9O)C5)C)([H])[C@]6([H])CC1. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C51H84O22/c1-20(19-65-45-39(60)38(59)35(56)30(17-52)69-45)9-14-51(64)21(2)32-29(73-51)16-28-26-8-7-24-15-25(10-12-49(24,5)27(26)11-13-50(28,32)6)68-48-44(72-47-41(62)37(58)34(55)23(4)67-47)42(63)43(31(18-53)70-48)71-46-40(61)36(57)33(54)22(3)66-46/h7,20-23,25-48,52-64H,8-19H2,1-6H3/t20-,21+,22+,23+,25+,26-,27+,28+,29+,30-,31-,32+,33+,34+,35-,36-,37-,38+,39-,40-,41-,42+,43-,44-,45-,46+,47+,48-,49+,50+,51-/m1/s1. InChi Key: LVTJOONKWUXEFR-UEZXSUPNSA-N. Origin: Plant/Trigonella foenum.