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IUPAC name 14-Hydroxy-3β-[(3-O-methyl-β-D-quinovopyranosyl)-(1→4)-(3-O-methyl-2-deoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)-(1→4)-3-O-methyl-2-deoxy-β-D-ribo-hexopyranosyloxy]-20-oxo-14β-pregn-5-en-12β-yl (2E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate | |
Systematic IUPAC name (11S,13aS,13bR,17S,19aR,19bS,111R,111aS,32R,34S,35R,36R,52S,54S,55R,56R,72S,73R,74S,75R,76R)-11-Acetyl-13a,73,75-trihydroxy-34,54,74-trimethoxy-19a,111a,36,56,76-pentamethyl-12,13,13a,14b,14,16,17,18,19,19a,19b,110,111,111a-tetradecahydro-11H-2,4,6-trioxa-3,5(2,5),7(2)-tris(oxana)-1(7)-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenaheptaphan-111-yl (2E)-2-methylbut-2-enoate | |
Other names P57 P57AS3 | |
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Properties | |
C47H74O15 | |
Molar mass | 879.094 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
P57 is an oxypregnane steroidal glycoside isolated from the traditional African medicine Hoodia gordonii . P57 is hypothesized to be the chemical constituent responsible for the putative appetite suppressant activity of Hoodia. [1] [2] [3]
In a study on rats at Brown Medical School, intracerebroventricular injections of the purified P57 demonstrated that the compound has a likely central nervous system (CNS) mechanism of action like that of neuroactive steroids. [4] The studies demonstrated that the compound increases the content of ATP by 50-150% in hypothalamic neurons. In addition, third ventricle administration of P57 reduced subsequent 24-hour food intake by 40-60%.