Cepharanthine [CAS 481-49-2]

Cepharanthine is a natural product that can be isolated from the plant Stephania cephalantha Hayata. Cepharanthine has anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) activities. Cepharanthine has good effective in suppressing viral proliferation (half maximal (50%) inhibitory concentration (IC50) and 90% inhibitory concentration (IC90) values of 1.90 and 4.46 μM[1]. Cepharanthine can also effectively reverses P-gp-mediated multidrug resistance in K562 cells and increase enhances the sensitivity of anticancer agents in xenograft mice model[2][3]. Cepharanthine shows inhibitory effects of human liver cytochrome P450 enzymes CYP3A4, CYP2E1 and CYP2C9. Cepharanthine has antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive effects[4][5][6][7][8].

[481-49-2]

C37H38N2O6

606.71

[H][C@]12N(C)CCC(C1=C3)=CC(OC)=C3OC4=C5C(OCO5)=CC6=C4[C@](N(C)CC6)([H])CC(C=C7)=CC=C7OC8=C(OC)C=CC(C2)=C8

Apoptosis; Autophagy; Cytochrome P450; Parasite; SARS-CoV

CYP2; CYP3

99.87

DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

-20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years (Powder)

Room Temperature

H302

H302