Higenamine hydrochloride

Catalog No.S3960 Batch:S396001

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Technical Data

Formula

C16H17NO3.HCl
Molecular Weight 307.77 CAS No. 11041-94-4
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro DMSO 61 mg/mL (198.19 mM)
 
 
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description Higenamine (Norcoclaurine, (+-)-Demethylcoclaurine), also known as Norcoclaurine HCl, is a non-selective β2 adrenoceptor agonist which is a chemical compound naturally occurring in a number of plants.
Targets
β2-adrenoceptor [1] α1-adrenoceptor [1]
In vitro Higenamine is a potential β2-adrenoceptor agonist. As a potent cardiotonic and vasodilator, It is also an α1 antagonist and a weak α2 agonist[1]. Higenamine decreases the intracellular dopamine content dose-dependently and shows 55.2% inhibition of dopamine content in PC12 cells at a concentration of 2OM with 24h incubation. The IC50 value of higenamine for inhibiting dopamine biosynthesis in PC12 cells is 18.2 μM. Dopamine content is lowered and reaches minimal level at 12—24h after exposure to higenamine[2].
In vivo Higenamine can produce relaxation in tracheal muscle[1]. Higenamine has anti-thrombotic effects in both mouse acute thrombosis model and rat arterio-venous shunt (AV-shunt) models. The oral administration of higenamine (50 or 100 mg/kg) increases the recovery rates from the acute thrombotic challenge in mice and lowers the weight of thrombus formed inside the AV-shunt tube in rats[3].

Protocol (from reference)

Cell Assay:

[2]
  • Cell lines

    PC12 cells

  • Concentrations

    5-20 μM

  • Incubation Time

    12-48 h

  • Method

    PC12 cells are maintained routinely in RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10% heat-inactivated horse serum and 5 % fetal calf serum pius 100 units/ml penicillin and 100 μg/ml streptomycin at 37°C. The PC12 cells (ca. 1×105 cells/cm2) are treated with higenamine (5-2O μM) and then incubated for 12 (-48) h. The cells (ca. 1.5-2 × 105 cells/cm2) are harvested with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and the pellet extract is used for the measurement of dopamine content, and TH and AADC activities.
Animal Study:

[3]
  • Animal Models

    mice

  • Dosages

    50 or 100 mg/kg

  • Administration

    oral

Selleck's Higenamine hydrochloride has been cited by 2 publications

Higenamine mitigates interleukin-1β-induced human nucleus pulposus cell apoptosis by ROS-mediated PI3K/Akt signaling [ Mol Cell Biochem, 2021, 10.1007/s11010-021-04197-z] PubMed: 34146182
Chronic stress promotes glioma cell proliferation via the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway [ Oncol Rep, 2021, 46(3)202] PubMed: 34296295

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