Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (19α)-16,17-didehydro-19-methyl-oxayohimban-16-carboxylic acid, methyl ester
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C21H24N2O3
Formula Weight: 352,4
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 483-04-5
Notes: Ajmalicine is an terpenoid indole alkaloid that has been found in R. serpentina.{21130,46769} It is an α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist, reducing the phenylephrine-induced pressor response in pithed rats when administered at doses ranging from 1 to 4 mg/kg.{61048} It also binds to α2A-, α2B-, α2C-, and α2D-adrenergic receptors (Kis = 8.2, 14.5, 5, and 289 nM, respectively).{34495} Ajmalicine, in combination with almitrine, improves hemodynamic and metabolic parameters following transient cerebral ischemia in dogs.{61049}