Description / Application
Omacetaxine mepesuccinate is a cephalotaxine-derived alkaloid ester obtained from Cephalotaxus harringtonia; used for the treatment of chronic or accelerated phase chronic myeloid leukaemia. It has a role as an anticoronaviral agent, an antineoplastic agent, a protein synthesis inhibitor and an apoptosis inducer. It is a tertiary alcohol, an organic heteropentacyclic compound, an alkaloid ester and an enol ether. It is functionally related to a cephalotaxine.
Identities
| Alternative Name | Omacetaxine mepesuccinate, Ceflatonin, Cephalotaxine 4-methyl (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-4-methylpentyl)butanedioate, Myelostat, NSC 141633 |
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| Molecular Formula | C29H39NO9 |
| Molecular Weight | 545.6 |
| MFCD | MFCD05618221 |
Transport
| DOT UN Number | UN1544 |
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| Hazard Class | 6.1 |
| Packing Group | II |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Danger |
| Hazard Statements | H300 |
| Precautionary Statements | P264;P270;P301+P310;P321;P330;P405;P501 |