Escin

Sodium aescinate is under investigation in clinical trials for its potential to treat cerebral conditions, including NCT04247659 (studying the relationship between asymmetric vascular sign of cortex and prognosis in massive cerebral infarction) and NCT05263167 (aimed at reducing edema after intracerebral hemorrhage). It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Terpenes. Its therapeutic use is listed as anti-inflammatories. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a natural source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Reparilu and Escina. Its PubChem CID is 6433489.

CAS No 6805-41-0
Molecular Formula C110H172O48
Molecular Weight 2262.5 g/mol
Synonyms (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(4S,6aR,6bS,8R,8aR,9R,10R,14bR)-9-acetyloxy-8-hydroxy-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-10-[(Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-3,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid;(2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(4S,6aR,6bS,8R,8aR,9R,10R,14bR)-9-acetyloxy-8-hydroxy-4,8a-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4,6a,6b,11,11,14b-hexamethyl-10-[(E)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl]oxy]-4-hydroxy-3,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy]oxane-2-carboxylic acid

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