Chemical Properties
clear yellow viscous liquid
Uses
Dehydroabiethylamine is a primary amine with high molecular weight; shows a strong antibiotic effect with a broad spectrum of activity against Staphylococcus p.a. (sic), Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Candida albicans.
Definition
ChEBI: [(1R,4aS,10aR)-1,4a-dimethyl-7-propan-2-yl-2,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydrophenanthren-1-yl]methanamine is a diterpenoid.
Biological Activity
CB 1 agonist. Displaces binding of [ 3 H]-SR141716A with an IC 50 value of 2.86 μ M.
Purification Methods
The crude base is purified by converting 2g of base in toluene (3.3mL) into the acetate salt by heating at 65-70o with 0.46g of AcOH, and the crystals are collected and dried (0.96g from two crops, m 141-143o). The acetate salt is dissolved in warm H2O, basified with aqueous NaOH and extracted with *C6H6. The dried extract (MgSO4) is evaporated in vacuum leaving a viscous oil which crystallises and can be distilled. [Gottstein & Cheney J Org Chem 30 2072 1965.] The picrate has m 234-236o (from aqueous MeOH), and the formate has m 147-148o (from heptane). [Beilstein 12 IV 3005.]
