Samandarin

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Samandarin
IUPAC name	(2S,5R,5aS,5bS,7aR,9S,10aS,10bS,12aR)-Octadecahydro-5a,7a-dimethyl-2,5-epoxycyclopenta[5,6]naphth[1,2d]azepin-9-ol
Other names	Samandarin Samandarine
Identifiers
CAS number	[467-51-6]
Properties
Molecular formula	C19H31NO2
Molar mass	305.45 g/mol
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Samandarin is the main steroidal alkaloid of the skin glands of the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra). It is extremely toxic, causing strong muscle convulsions and high blood pressure combined with hyperventilation in vertebrates.

[edit] See also

• Samandaridine

[edit] References

• "Salamander alkaloids. II. Samandarone and samandaridine, secondary alkaloids in the poison of the fire and alpine salamanders." Schopf, C.; Koch, K. Ann. (1942), 552 37-61.

[edit] External links

• Dorlands Medical Dictionary

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