Samandarin

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
ChemSpider	16736008 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:36324 Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O[C@H]5C[C@@H]2[C@](C)(CC[C@@H]1[C@@]3(C)[C@@H]4CN[C@H](C[C@H]3CC[C@H]12)O4)C5
InChI InChI=1S/C19H31NO2/c1-18-6-5-14-13(15(18)8-12(21)9-18)4-3-11-7-17-20-10-16(22-17)19(11,14)2/h11-17,20-21H,3-10H2,1-2H3/t11-,12+,13-,14+,15+,16+,17+,18-,19+/m1/s1 Y Key: HJCSQOSWSRPBOU-XTXNWKRWSA-N Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C19H31NO2
Molar mass	305.45 g/mol
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Infobox references

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.

See also

• Samandaridine

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.

External links

• Dorlands Medical Dictionary