Miltirone

Miltirone
Clinical data
Other namesRosmariquinone
Routes of
administration
Oral
Drug classGABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator; Anxiolytic
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
  • 8,8-dimethyl-2-propan-2-yl-6,7-dihydro-5H-phenanthrene-3,4-dione
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H22O2
Molar mass282.383 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC(C)C1=CC2=C(C3=C(C=C2)C(CCC3)(C)C)C(=O)C1=O
  • InChI=1S/C19H22O2/c1-11(2)14-10-12-7-8-15-13(6-5-9-19(15,3)4)16(12)18(21)17(14)20/h7-8,10-11H,5-6,9H2,1-4H3
  • Key:FEFAIBOZOKSLJR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Miltirone, also known as rosmariquinone, is an alkaloid found in plants such as Salvia rosmarinus (rosemary) and Salvia miltiorrhiza (danshen, red sage, or Chinese sage). It is a diterpene quinone, a group of compounds that are also known as tanshinones.