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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C22H23NO7.ClH
Molecular Weight 449.881
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.COC1=CC=C2[C@H](OC(=O)C2=C1OC)[C@@H]3N(C)CCC4=C3C(OC)=C5OCOC5=C4

InChI

InChIKey=MFLVZFXCSKVCSH-URBRKQAFSA-N
InChI=1S/C22H23NO7.ClH/c1-23-8-7-11-9-14-20(29-10-28-14)21(27-4)15(11)17(23)18-12-5-6-13(25-2)19(26-3)16(12)22(24)30-18;/h5-6,9,17-18H,7-8,10H2,1-4H3;1H/t17-,18+;/m1./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Description
Curator's Comment: description was created based on several sources, including http://www.jbc.org/content/289/11/7505.full.pdf+html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noscapine http://www.pnas.org/content/95/4/1601.full

Noscapine (also known as Narcotine, Nectodon, Nospen, Anarcotine and (archaic) Opiane) is a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid from plants of the poppy family, without painkilling properties. This agent is primarily used for its antitussive (cough-suppressing) effects. Noscapine is often used as an antitussive medication. A 2012 Dutch guideline, however, does not recommend its use for coughing. Noscapine can increase the effects of centrally sedating substances such as alcohol and hypnotics. Noscapine should not be taken in conjunction with warfarin as the anticoagulant effects of warfarin may be increased. Noscapine, and its synthetic derivatives called noscapinoids, are known to interact with microtubules and inhibit cancer cell proliferation. Mechanisms for its antitussive action are unknown, although animal studies have suggested central nervous system as a site of action. Furthermore, noscapine causes apoptosis in many cell types and has potent antitumor activity against solid murine lymphoid tumors (even when the drug was administered orally) and against human breast and bladder tumors implanted in nude mice. Because noscapine is water-soluble and absorbed after oral administration, its chemotherapeutic potential in human cancer merits thorough evaluation. Antifibrotic effect of noscapine based on novel mechanism, which it shows through EP2 prostaglandin E2 receptor-mediated activation of protein kinase A.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Known to be CNS active in rat: Noscapine crosses the blood-brain barrier and inhibits glioblastoma growth Human data not available

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
36.8 μg/L
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOSCAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
394 μg/L
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOSCAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
57 μg × h/L
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOSCAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
794 μg × h/L
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOSCAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
8.42 h
50 mg single, oral
dose: 50 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOSCAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: FEMALE / MALE
food status: UNKNOWN
4.5 h
200 mg single, oral
dose: 200 mg
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
NOSCAPINE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
7%
NOSCAPINE serum
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
4 mg 1 times / day single, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 4 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 4 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 57 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 57 years
Sex: M
Sources:
Other AEs: Drug eruption...
Other AEs:
Drug eruption
Sources:
50 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 50 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, mean age 71 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: mean age 71 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Other AEs: International normalized ratio increased...
Other AEs:
International normalized ratio increased
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Drug eruption
4 mg 1 times / day single, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 4 mg, 1 times / day
Route: oral
Route: single
Dose: 4 mg, 1 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, 57 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: 57 years
Sex: M
Sources:
International normalized ratio increased
50 mg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Recommended
Dose: 50 mg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 50 mg, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, mean age 71 years
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: mean age 71 years
Sex: F
Sources:
Overview

Overview

OverviewOther

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
strong [IC50 10.8 uM]
no (co-administration study)
Comment: administered with quinine. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20668444/
strong [IC50 13.3 uM]
yes (pharmacogenomic study)
Comment: noscapine reduces CYP2C9 activity to the reported level in subjects with CYP2C9*2/*3. Mean increase of losartan phenotypic index was 4.9 fold. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20668444/
yes [IC50 100 uM]
yes [Inhibition 100 uM]
yes [Inhibition 100 uM]
yes [Inhibition 100 uM]
yes [Inhibition 100 uM]
no (co-administration study)
Comment: administered with caffeine. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20668444/
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: Mean increase of omeprazole phenotypic index was 3.6 fold.
Drug as victim
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Potent anti-inflammatory activity of novel microtubule-modulating brominated noscapine analogs.
2010-02-11
Simultaneous chemiluminescence determination of thebaine and noscapine using support vector machine regression.
2010-02
Inclusion complexes of noscapine in beta-cyclodextrin offer better solubility and improved pharmacokinetics.
2010-02
Simultaneous liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry quantification of urinary opiates, cocaine, and metabolites in opiate-dependent pregnant women in methadone-maintenance treatment.
2010-01-30
Recent patents reveal microtubules as persistent promising target for novel drug development for cancers.
2009-11
Relevance of an opioid, noscapine in reducing cystogeneses in rat experimental model of polycystic ovary syndrome.
2009-11
EM011 activates a survivin-dependent apoptotic program in human non-small cell lung cancer cells.
2009-10-30
General unknown screening procedure for the characterization of human drug metabolites in forensic toxicology: applications and constraints.
2009-09
A validated hybrid quadrupole linear ion-trap LC-MS method for the analysis of morphine and morphine glucuronides applied to opiate deaths.
2009-05-30
[Pharmacological treatment of acute cough].
2009-05-14
Validation of a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric assay for the quantitative determination of hydrastine and berberine in human serum.
2009-05-01
9-bromonoscapine-induced mitotic arrest of cigarette smoke condensate-transformed breast epithelial cells.
2009-04-15
Adulterant profile of illicit street heroin and reduction of its precipitated physical dependence withdrawal syndrome by extracts of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum).
2009-04
Tubulin-interactive natural products as anticancer agents.
2009-03-27
Capillary zone electrophoresis with diode-array detection for analysis of local anaesthetics and opium alkaloids in urine samples.
2009-03-15
[Noscapine and warfarin--a potentially dangerous interaction].
2009-03-12
Simultaneous determination of codeine and noscapine by flow-injection chemiluminescence method using N-PLS regression.
2009-02-20
Noscapine inhibits human prostate cancer progression and metastasis in a mouse model.
2009-02-05
The anti-cancer activity of noscapine: a review.
2009-01
Pharmacologic profiling of human and rat cytochrome P450 1A1 and 1A2 induction and competition.
2008-12
Antitumor activity of noscapine in human non-small cell lung cancer xenograft model.
2008-12
Antiangiogenic effects of noscapine enhance radioresponse for GL261 tumors.
2008-08-01
Effect of noscapine and vincristine combination on demyelination and cell proliferation in vitro.
2008-08
Noscapine induces apoptosis in human glioma cells by an apoptosis-inducing factor-dependent pathway.
2008-07
Applicability of ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for heroin profiling.
2008-04-25
Persistence of DNA threads in human anaphase cells suggests late completion of sister chromatid decatenation.
2008-04
Warfarin-noscapine interaction: a series of four case reports.
2008-03
Noscapine may increase the effect of warfarin.
2008-02
Quantitative 1H NMR metabolomics reveals extensive metabolic reprogramming of primary and secondary metabolism in elicitor-treated opium poppy cell cultures.
2008-01-22
Role of CAP350 in centriolar tubule stability and centriole assembly.
2008
Differentiation of opium and poppy straw using capillary electrophoresis and pattern recognition techniques.
2007-12-12
Simultaneous voltammetric determination of morphine and noscapine by adsorptive differential pulse stripping method and least-squares support vector machines.
2007-11-30
Separation and determination of five major opium alkaloids with mixed mode of hydrophilic/cation-exchange monolith by pressurized capillary electrochromatography.
2007-11
Apoptotic pathway induced by noscapine in human myelogenous leukemic cells.
2007-11
Preclinical pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of noscapine, a tubulin-binding anticancer agent.
2007-11
Fatal poisoning by alcohol and heroin.
2007-09
Optimum conditions for detecting hepatic micronuclei caused by numerical chromosome aberration inducers in mice.
2007-08-15
A simple and rapid flow-injection chemiluminescence method for the determination of noscapine with Ru(phen)3(2+)-Ce(IV) system.
2007-08
p53 and p21 determine the sensitivity of noscapine-induced apoptosis in colon cancer cells.
2007-04-15
Validation of meconin as a marker for illicit opiate use.
2007-03
Synthesis and biological evaluation of a cyclic ether fluorinated noscapine analog.
2006-12-15
Synthesis and in vitro cytotoxicity of haloderivatives of noscapine.
2006-10-01
Treatment of hormone-refractory breast cancer: apoptosis and regression of human tumors implanted in mice.
2006-09
Synthesis of microtubule-interfering halogenated noscapine analogs that perturb mitosis in cancer cells followed by cell death.
2006-08-14
The significance of putative urinary markers of illicit heroin use after consumption of poppy seed products.
2006-08
Quantitative analysis of morphine and noscapine using corona discharge ion mobility spectrometry with ammonia reagent gas.
2006-06-15
Coated wire potentiometric detection for capillary electrophoresis studied using organic amines, drugs, and biogenic amines.
2006-06-01
Noscapine and diltiazem augment taxol and radiation-induced S-phase arrest and clonogenic death of C6 glioma in vitro.
2006-05
Interaction of papaverine with the enalapril-induced cough in guinea pig.
2006-03
Anxiolytic effect of noscapine in mice.
2005-12-07
Patents

Sample Use Guides

25 to 50 mg 8 hourly
Route of Administration: Oral
In Vitro Use Guide
Noscapine effectively inhibited the proliferation of LoVo cells in vitro (IC(50)=75 μM). This cytotoxicity was reflected by cell cycle arrest at G(2)/M and subsequent apoptosis, as indicated by increased chromatin condensation and fragmentation, the upregulation of Bax and cytochrome c (Cyt-c), the downregulation of survivin and Bcl-2, and the activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9
Name Type Language
NOSCAPINE (AS HYDROCHLORIDE)
Preferred Name English
NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE
EP   MART.   MI   WHO-DD  
Common Name English
NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE [EP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
NOSCAPINI HYDROCHLORIDUM ANHYDROUS [WHO-IP LATIN]
Common Name English
NOSCAPINE HCL
Common Name English
NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE ANHYDROUS [WHO-IP]
Common Name English
NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MART.]
Common Name English
Noscapine hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
NSC-757235
Code English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C221
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NCI_THESAURUS C25974
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Code System Code Type Description
WHO INTERNATIONAL PHARMACOPEIA
NOSCAPINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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PRIMARY Description: Colourless crystals or a white, crystalline powder; odourless. Solubility: Freely soluble in water and ethanol (~750 g/l) TS; practically insoluble in ether R. Category: Antitussive drug. Storage: Noscapine hydrochloride should be kept in a well-closed container, protected from light. Additional information: Noscapine hydrochloride is hygroscopic. Definition: Noscapine hydrochloride contains not less than 98.5% and not more than 101.0% of C22H23NO7,HCl, calculated withreference to the dried substance.
FDA UNII
TTN62ITH9I
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EVMPD
SUB03466MIG
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID6073239
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL364713
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PUBCHEM
442329
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DRUG BANK
DBSALT001995
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SMS_ID
100000085744
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MERCK INDEX
m8077
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PRIMARY Merck Index
ECHA (EC/EINECS)
213-014-9
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CAS
912-60-7
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EVMPD
SUB127654
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ALTERNATIVE
NSC
757235
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NCI_THESAURUS
C61103
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