Description |
Amygdalin is a plant glucoside isolated from the stones of rosaceous fruits, such as apricots, peaches, almond, cherries, and plums.
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In Vitro |
Amygdalin has antitumor activity. Some advances had been made on the antitumor mechanism of amygdalin[1]. Amygdalin downregulates especially genes belonging to cell cycle category: exonuclease 1, ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F, member 2, MRE11 meiotic recombination 11 homolog A, topoisomerase (DNA) I, and FK506 binding protein 12-rapamycin-associated protein 1. RT-PCR analysis reveals that mRNA levels of these genes are also decreased by amygdalin treatment in SNU-C4 human colon cancer cells[2].
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In Vivo |
Amygdalin is effective at alleviating inflammatory pain and that it can be used as an analgesic with anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities. The intramuscular injection of amygdalin significantly reduced the formalin-induced tonic pain in both early (the initial 10 min after formalin injection) and late phases (10-30 min following the initial formalin injection). During the late phase, amygdalin reduces the formalin-induced pain in a dose-dependentmanner in a dose range less than 1 mg/kg[3].
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Cell Assay |
Cell viability is determined by MTT assay. Cells are seeded in triplicate at a concentration of 1×105 cells/well on a 96-well plate. SNU-C4 cells are treated with amygdalin at concentrations of 0.25, 0.5, 2.5, and 5 mg/mL for 24 h. After MTT is added to each group, the cells are incubated for 4 h. Then, they are further incubated for 1 h, including the solution in which MTT is dissolved[2].
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Animal Admin |
Rats: The amygdalin powder is dissolved in saline and diluted with appropriate medium. Male Sprague–Dawley rats weighing 230-250 g are used for this experiment. 50mL of 5% formalin are injected to produce fomalin-induced pain in the rats. Thirty minutes before the formalin injection to induce pain, the rats are given an intramuscular injection of amygdalin solution (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 10 mg/kg), or saline as a vehicle control[3].
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Density | 1.6±0.1 g/cm3 |
Boiling Point | 743.3±60.0 °C at 760 mmHg |
Flash Point | 403.3±32.9 °C |
Exact Mass | 457.158417 |
PSA | 202.32000 |
LogP | -0.36 |
Vapour Pressure | 0.0±2.6 mmHg at 25°C |