Sanguinarine

Sanguinarine
Clinical data
ATC code	none;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 13-Methyl-[1,3]benzodioxolo[5,6-c]-1,3-dioxolo[4,5-i]phenanthridinium;
CAS Number	2447-54-3 ;
PubChem CID	5154;
ChemSpider	4970 ;
UNII	AV9VK043SS;
KEGG	C06162 ;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17183 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL417799 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0045204 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.731
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C20H14NO4
Molar mass	332.335 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O1c3c(OC1)c2c[n+](c5c(c2cc3)ccc6cc4OCOc4cc56)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H14NO4/c1-21-8-15-12(4-5-16-20(15)25-10-22-16)13-3-2-11-6-17-18(24-9-23-17)7-14(11)19(13)21/h2-8H,9-10H2,1H3/q+1 ; Key:INVGWHRKADIJHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Sanguinarine is a polycyclic quaternary alkaloid. It is extracted from some plants, including the bloodroot plant (Sanguinaria canadensis, from whose scientific name its name is derived), the Mexican prickly poppy (Argemone mexicana), Chelidonium majus, and Macleaya cordata.