Steroidal Alkaloids with a Potent Analgesic Effect Based on N-type Calcium Channel Inhibition

Org Lett. 2022 Jan 21;24(2):467-471. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02853. Epub 2021 Sep 3.

Abstract

Two distinctive alkaloids with 6/6/6/5/6/6 fused rings, in which a previously unidentified linkage of C-12/23 generates a rigid skeleton, resulting in a new subtype of steroidal alkaloid, were isolated from Veratrum grandiflorum. Compounds 1 and 2 showed potent analgesic effects in vivo, superior to the well-known analgesic, pethidine (Dolantin), likely by inhibiting CaV2.2 voltage-gated calcium channels.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't