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alpha-chaconine

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Description

alpha-chaconine: glycoside of solanidine; structure in 5th source [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID442971
CHEBI ID10219
MeSH IDM0058481

Synonyms (23)

Synonym
chaconine
beta-d-glucopyranoside, (3beta)-solanid-5-en-3-yl o-6-deoxy-alpha-l-mannopyranosyl-(1-2)-o-(6-deoxy-alpha-l-mannopyranosyl-(1-4))-
ccris 6509
brn 0077396
alpha-chaconine
20562-03-2
unii-5qol0lim81
5qol0lim81 ,
4-21-00-01401 (beilstein handbook reference)
.beta.-d-glucopyranoside, (3.beta.)-solanid-5-en-3-yl o-6-deoxy-.alpha.-l-mannopyranosyl-(1->2)-o-(6-deoxy-.alpha.-l-mannopyranosyl-(1->4))-
.alpha.-chaconine [mi]
.alpha.-chaconine
CHEBI:10219
Q2947331
HY-129113
CS-0103657
DTXSID501016601
MS-31576
(2s,3r,4r,5r,6s)-2-[(2r,3s,4s,5r,6r)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[[(1s,2s,7s,10r,11s,14s,15r,16s,17r,20s,23s)-10,14,16,20-tetramethyl-22-azahexacyclo[12.10.0.02,11.05,10.015,23.017,22]tetracos-4-en-7-yl]oxy]-5-[(2s,3r,4r,5r,6s)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl
alpha-?chaconine
alpha -chaconine
??-?chaconine
AKOS040760264

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" This is more than 20 times the average peak serum level previously reported for human volunteers after intake of potatoes with a total glycoalkaloid content at the upper safe limit for acute adverse effects."( Studies of embryotoxicity and the incidence of external malformations after continuous intravenous infusion of alpha-chaconine in pregnant rats.
Bergman, K; Cekan, E; Hellenäs, KE; Slanina, P, 1992
)
0.5
" Calculations of toxic units (TUs) were used to assess possible antagonism, synergism or response addition of several mixtures ranging from approximately 3:1 to 1:20 TUs of alpha-chaconine to alpha-solanine."( Synergistic interaction of glycoalkaloids alpha-chaconine and alpha-solanine on developmental toxicity in Xenopus embryos.
Bantle, JA; Friedman, M; Rayburn, JR, 1995
)
0.75
" A product of global importance, the potato tuber contains toxic glycoalkaloids (GAs) that cause sporadic outbreaks of poisoning in humans, as well as many livestock deaths."( Potato glycoalkaloids: true safety or false sense of security?
El'skaya, AV; Jaffrezic-Renault, N; Korpan, YI; Martelet, C; Nazarenko, EA; Skryshevskaya, IV, 2004
)
0.32

Dosage Studied

Mutation frequencies in the livers of the dams dosed with alpha-chaconine, alpha-solanine and solanidine were three to four times higher than historically normal.

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The proportion of bound activity increased as the time between dosing and sampling increased, although the total alkaloid present in the organelles decreased."( Subcellular distribution of alpha-chaconine in mouse hepatocytes.
Bourcier, DR; Sharma, RP; Taylor, MJ, 1983
)
0.56
" The results of both positive and non-positive selection systems showed that the mutation frequencies in the livers of the dams dosed with alpha-chaconine, alpha-solanine and solanidine were three to four times higher than historically normal in the livers of this transgenic mouse strain."( A preliminary assessment of the toxic and mutagenic potential of steroidal alkaloids in transgenic mice.
Crawford, L; Myhr, B, 1995
)
0.49
" A short-term study was performed to investigate the dose-response profile of alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine alone or in combination, administered daily by oral gavage to Syrian Golden hamsters."( Acute toxicity of high doses of the glycoalkaloids, alpha-solanine and alpha-chaconine, in the Syrian Golden hamster.
Conner, S; Davies, H; Langkilde, S; Meyer, O; Poulsen, M; Schrøder, M; Stewart, D, 2008
)
0.8
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Drug Classes (2)

ClassDescription
steroid saponinAny saponin derived from a hydroxysteroid.
glycoalkaloidA glycoside that is a compound containing one or more hydrophilic glycoside moieties combined with an alkaloid. Found in Solanaceae plants such as courgettes, paprika, aubergines, tomatoes and potatoes.
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (109)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199014 (12.84)18.7374
1990's19 (17.43)18.2507
2000's41 (37.61)29.6817
2010's29 (26.61)24.3611
2020's6 (5.50)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 21.55

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be moderate demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index21.55 (24.57)
Research Supply Index4.80 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.70 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index23.28 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (21.55)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials2 (1.69%)5.53%
Reviews7 (5.93%)6.00%
Case Studies0 (0.00%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other109 (92.37%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]