| Identification | Back Directory | [Name]
karakin | [CAS]
1400-11-9 | [Synonyms]
karakin
Carakin
Karakine
NSC279515
NSC-279515
NSC 279515
Endecaphillin A
β-D-Glucopyranose 1,2,6-tris(3-nitropropanoate)
1-O,2-O,6-O-Tris(3-nitropropanoyl)-β-D-glucopyranose | [Molecular Formula]
C15H21N3O15 | [MOL File]
1400-11-9.mol | [Molecular Weight]
483.338 |
| Hazard Information | Back Directory | [Uses]
Karakin is a nitro toxin derived from Lotus pedunculatus. Karakin is hydrolysed rapidly to 3-NPA in gut tissue of grass grub larvae, which is enzymic and occurred mainly in the upper half of the digestive tract[1]. | [Definition]
ChEBI:Karakin is a glycoside. | [References]
[1] Greenwood D R. Metabolism of karakin, a nitro toxin from Lotus pedunculatus, on ingestion by larvae of the grass grub, Costelytra zealandica[J]. New Zealand journal of zoology, 1984, 11(4): 451-455. |
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