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Beta-asarone may be a potential candidate for development as a therapeutic agent to manage cognitive impairment associated with conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.<ref>Geng Y. Li C. Liu J. Xing G. Zhou L. Dong M. Li X. Niu Y.Beta-asarone improves cognitive function by suppressing neuronal apoptosis in the beta-amyloid hippocampus injection rats. |
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IUPAC name
1,2,4-Trimethoxy-5-[(E)-prop-1-enyl]benzene
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Other names
alpha-Azaron
cis-Isoelemicin 2,4,5-Trimethoxyphenyl-2-propene | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.018.858 |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C12H16O3 | |
Molar mass | 208.254 g mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless solid substance |
Density | 1.028 g/cm−3 [1] |
Melting point | 62-63 °C [2] |
Boiling point | 296 °C [2] |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Asarone, which includes alpha (trans) and beta[3] (cis) types, is an ether found in certain plants such as acorus and asarum.[2] As a volatile fragrance oil, it is used in killing plant fungal[4] pests and bacteria.[5] The toxicity and carcinogenicity of asarone means that it may be difficult to develop practical anthelmintics and insecticides based on it.[6]
Pharmacology
The main clinical symptom of asarone is prolonged vomiting that sometimes lasted more than 15 hours. Asarone is not metabolized to trimethoxyamphetamine as has been claimed by online vendors.[7] Beta-asarone may be a potential candidate for development as a therapeutic agent to manage cognitive impairment associated with conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.[8]
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Notes and references
- ^ Data for α-Asarone at ChemSpider
- ^ a b c "Asarone". The Merck Index. Vol. 14th edition. Merck Research Laboratories. 2006. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-911910-00-1. Cite error: The named reference "merck" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Beta asarone has CAS# 5273-86-9
- ^ Suvarna Shenvi, Vinod, Rajendra Hegde, Anil Kush and G. Chandrasekara Reddy (2011). "A unique water soluble formulation of β-asarone from sweet flag (Acorus calamus L.) and its in vitro activity against some fungal plant pathogens" (PDF). Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5 (20): 5132–5137.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Asha DS, Ganjewala D (2009). "Antimicrobial activity of Acorus calamus (L.) rhizome and leaf extract". Act. Biol. Szeg. 53 (1): 45–49.
- ^ Perrett, Sheena; Whitfield, Philip J. (1995). "Anthelmintic and pesticidal activity ofAcorus gramineus (Araceae) is associated with phenylpropanoid asarones". Phytotherapy Research. 9 (6): 405. doi:10.1002/ptr.2650090604.
- ^ Björnstad K, Helander A, Hultén P, Beck O (2009). "Bioanalytical investigation of asarone in connection with Acorus calamus oil intoxications". J Anal Toxicol. 33 (9): 604–9. PMID 20040135.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Geng Y. Li C. Liu J. Xing G. Zhou L. Dong M. Li X. Niu Y.Beta-asarone improves cognitive function by suppressing neuronal apoptosis in the beta-amyloid hippocampus injection rats. Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin. 33(5):836-43, 2010.