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== Brief overview - What are Vasicine, Vasicinone and Deoxyvasicin? ==

== Chemical and physical properties ==


=== Vasicine ===
(3R)-1,2,3,9-tetrahydropyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazolin-3-ol;Peganine

==== Freebase Vasicine ====
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* Composition: 	C11H12N2O
* Molecular Weight: 188.22578 g/mol
* Melting point: 209-211° C (Decomposes) ([http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/nd/VASICINE.htm source])
* XLogP3: 0.4 ([http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=442935&loc=ec_rcs pubchem])
* Pharmacology: Uterotonic, abortifacient, bronchodilatory activity, expectorant, respiratory stimulant activity, moderate hypotensive activity (sources: [http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/nd/VASICINE.htm 1], [http://indianmedicine.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/A/2091/ 2]
* Solubility: Soluble in NaCl-saturated water (harmalas precipitate as HCl salts in NaCl-saturated water, hence vasicine can be separated from harmalas in peganum harmala. Check [http://wiki.dmt-nexus.com/Harmalas_Extraction_and_Separation_Guide harmala extraction guide for more info])

=== Vasicinone ===
(R)-2,3-dihydro-3-hydroxypyrrolo(2,1-b)quinazolin-9(1H)-one

==== Freebase Vasicine ====
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* Appearance: White powder
* Composition: 	C11H10N2O2
* Molecular Weight: 202.2093 g/mol
* Melting point: 203°-204° C  ([http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/nd/VASICINE.htm source])
* XLogP3: 0.4 ([http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=442935&loc=ec_rcs pubchem])
* Pharmacology: Uterotonic, abortifacient, bronchodilatory activity, expectorant, respiratory stimulant activity, moderate hypotensive activity (sources: [http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/nd/VASICINE.htm 1], [http://indianmedicine.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/A/2091/ 2]
* Solubility: Water: 1600 mg/l. Soluble in NaCl-saturated water (harmalas precipitate as HCl salts in NaCl-saturated water, hence vasicinone can be separated from harmalas in peganum harmala. Check [http://wiki.dmt-nexus.com/Harmalas_Extraction_and_Separation_Guide harmala extraction guide for more info]

=== Deoxyvasicine ===
1,2,3,9-Tetrahydropyrrolo(2,1-b)quinazoline; Deoxypeganin;

==== Freebase Deoxyvasicine ====
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* Appearance: White to yellow powder
* Composition: C11H12N2
* Molecular Weight: 172.22638 g/mol
* Melting point: 86-87° C  ([http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/nd/VASICINE.htm source])
* XLogP3: 0.4
* Pharmacology: Uterotonic, abortifacient, bronchodilatory activity, expectorant, respiratory stimulant activity, moderate hypotensive activity (sources: [http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/nd/VASICINE.htm 1], [http://indianmedicine.eldoc.ub.rug.nl/root/A/2091/ 2]
* Solubility: Water: 1600 mg/l. Soluble in NaCl-saturated water (harmalas precipitate as HCl salts in NaCl-saturated water, hence vasicine can be separated from harmalas in peganum harmala. Check [http://wiki.dmt-nexus.com/Harmalas_Extraction_and_Separation_Guide harmala extraction guide for more info])

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