Rubropunctamine
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Rubropunctamine is a redMonascus pigment. Not only Rubropunctamine exerts antibiotic action against bacteria but also against some yeast and filamentous fungi strains. Rubropunctamine has potential embryotoxicity and teratogenicity.
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- Purity : 99.57%
- CAS No.: 514-66-9
- Formula: C21H23NO4
- Molecular Weight:353.41
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Storage:
-80°C, protect from light
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Biological Activity
Description
In Vitro
Rubropunctamine (0.32-32 nM; 48 h) inhibits Epstein-Barr virus early antigen (EBV-EA) activation induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), with an IC50 of 433 mol ratio/32 pmol TPA[2].
Rubropunctamine (1 h) exhibits moderate scavenging activity (inhibitory ratio (IR)=1.5) against NO generation by (±)-(E)-methyl-2[(E)-hydroxy-imino]-5-nitro-6-methoxy-3-hexemide (NOR 1) in normal human hepato cells[2].
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In Vivo
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Chemical Information
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CAS No. 514-66-9
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Appearance Solid
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Molecular Weight 353.41
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Formula C21H23NO4
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Color Brown to black
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SMILES
O=C1O[C@]2(C)C(C=C3C(C2=O)=CNC(/C=C/C)=C3)=C1C(CCCCC)=O
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Structure Classification
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Initial Source
Monascus
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Shipping
Shipping with dry ice.
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Storage
-80°C, protect from light
Publications (1)
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Journal Impact Factor
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Most Recent
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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
Active pharmaceutical ingredient-correlated wavelength selection of UV-vis spectroscopy for the rapid quality assessment of red yeast Rice. [Abstract]2026 Jul 5:355:127669. PMID: 41785610
Protocols
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Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity Study
Reproductive and developmental toxicity studies detect adverse effects of prenatal or peri/postnatal exposure on maternal condition, pregnancy maintenance, embryo-fetal survival, fetal growth, structural development, and offspring reproductive or developmental endpoints; classic rat protocols generate readouts by comparing treated groups with vehicle, pair-fed, or untreated controls for implantation, resorption, fetal weight, crown-rump length, external morphology, visceral morphology, skeletal ossification, anogenital distance, nipple/areola retention, and postnatal cohort outcomes.
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Filamentous Fungal Mold Culture and Sporulation
Filamentous fungal mold culture and sporulation assays grow hyphae under defined nutritional and environmental conditions until asexual spores, commonly conidia, are produced; the main readouts are colony growth, sporulation onset, conidial yield, conidial morphology, viability, and, when relevant, downstream infectivity or stress phenotype.
Purity & Documentation
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Data Sheet (274 KB)
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SDS (394 KB)
- English - EN (394 KB)
- Français - FR (394 KB)
- Deutsch - DE (394 KB)
- Norwegian - NO (394 KB)
- Español - ES (394 KB)
- Swedish - SV (394 KB)
- Italian - IT (394 KB)
- Korean - KR (394 KB)
- Portuguese - PT (394 KB)
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Handling Instructions (2659 KB)
References
[2]. Akihisa T, et, al. Azaphilones, furanoisophthalides, and amino acids from the extracts of Monascus pilosus-fermented rice (red-mold rice) and their chemopreventive effects. J Agric Food Chem. 2005 Feb 9;53(3):562-5. [Content Brief]
[3]. Patakova P. Monascus secondary metabolites: production and biological activity. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. 2013 Feb;40(2):169-81. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)