Sunday, November 23, 2008

About Colchicine

IUPAC Name of Colchicine : N-((7S)-5,6,7,9-tetrahydro-1,2,3,10-tetramethoxy-9-oxobenzo(a)heptalen-7-yl)-acetamide
Formula of Colchicine : C22H25NO6
Colchicine is said to be extracted from the plants of the genus colchicum and was earlier used for curing the rheumatic complaints, mainly gout. In the present scenario, colchicine is being used for treating the gout and it is also being checked due to its potential uses as the anti-cancer drug. It can also be put to be used as the medical treatment for pericarditis and it also helps in preventing the situation to be occur again. Molecular mass of colchicine is 399.437. First time by Pedanius Dioscorides, during the first century, the colchicine extraction was mentioned as the treatment for gout in De Materia Medica. It is approved for the familial Mediterranean fever. Colchicine is put to be used for polyploidy inducement of the plant cells during the cellular division.
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