Description / Application
Tetramethylpyrazine is a member of the class of pyrazines that is pyrazine in which all four hydrogens have been replaced by methyl groups. An alkaloid extracted from Chuanxiong (Ligusticum wallichii). It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, a vasodilator agent, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a neuroprotective agent, an apoptosis inhibitor and a bacterial metabolite. It is an alkaloid and a member of pyrazines.
Identities
| Molecular Formula | C8H12N2 |
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| Molecular Weight | 136.19 |
| MFCD | MFCD00006146 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Danger |
| Hazard Statements | H302;H315;H318;H335 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P264;P270;P271;P280;P301+P312;P302+P352;P304+P340;P305+P351+P338;P310;P321;P330;P332+P313;P362;P403+P233;P405;P501 |