Aristolochic acid I

Article number:

7550521

CAS No.:

313-67-7

Formula:

C17H11NO7

Chemical description:

Synonyms:

Aristolochic acid A; Aristolochic acid; Tardolyt

Molecular weight:

341,28 g/mol

Plants:
Detected in a variety of species of the genera Aristolochia (pipeflowers), Asarum (hazelworts), Saruma, and Thottea, all belonging to the family Aristolochiaceae (Easter luceraceae).

  • Aristolochic acids are secondary plant compounds

 

Occurrence:

  • In Aristolochic acids outside the Aristolochiaceae family has not been documented in plants.

 

Uses:

  • Various aristolochic acids were formerly contained in some common slimming products, mainly from Chinese medicine, as well as in the tonic women’s gold

 

Toxicology:

  • Aristolochic acids have a high toxic potential.
  • The compounds were found to be genotoxic in in-vitro and in-vivo tests and were also carcinogenic in animal studies
  • kidney-damaging/ nephrotoxic effect

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