Prodigiosin hydrochloride

Molecular Formula

C20H25N3O·HCl

M.W.

359.89

CAS number

56144-17-3

MSDS

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Details

Source

Serratia marcescens

Fermentek product Code

PRD-001

Brand/grade

For research

Specifications

Appearance

Dark Red powder

Purity by HPLC

≥98% ; refer to CoA for more data

Purity By TLC

≥98% ; refer to CoA for more data

Solubility test

Clear red solution at 10mg/ml of Methanol, Clear red solution at 10mg/ml of DMSO

Chemical identification

Names and identifiers

Synonyms:

Disambiguation: Do not confuse with Prodigiozan, another antibiotic from the same source.

Chemical names: 2,2'-Bi-1H-pyrrole, 4-methoxy-5-[(5-methyl-4-pentyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl]-, hydrochloride (1:1)

IUPAC: (2Z)-3-methoxy-2-[(5-methyl-4-pentyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-5-(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)pyrrole;hydrochloride

RTECS DW2977000 refers to prodigiosin free base

EU number

Not listed

Chemical name

4-Methoxy-5-[(E)-(5-methyl-4-pentyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl]-1H,1'H-2,2'-bipyrrole

Merck index

14: 7767

Description

Prodigiosin is a antibiotic from Serratia marcescens and some other bacterial species. It displays a wide range of biological activities, making it a promissing candidate drug. Among these are antimalarial, antifungal, anti-cancer, immunosuppressant, and antibiotic properties.

InChl Key

UQRGJSTXVCWXNU-JHMJKTBASA-N

Canonical SMILES

CCCCCC1=C(NC(=C1)C=C2C(=CC(=N2)C3=CC=CN3)OC)C.Cl

Isomeric SMILES

CCCCCC1=C(NC(=C1)/C=C/2\C(=CC(=N2)C3=CC=CN3)OC)C.Cl

Further Information

Solubility ( literature )

(Data from literature including scientific publications and books, patents and other vendors)

Prodigiosin is soluble in acetonitrile, ethanol, methanol, chloroform, and DMSO. It is insoluble in water.

Compound Classification

UNSPSC