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Berberine Chloride

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Berberine chloride form, Natural Yellow 18

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H18ClNO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
371.81
Colour Index Number:
75160
Beilstein:
3836585
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. Y0001149
traceable to USP 1065210

API family

berberine

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

pkg of 500 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

COC1=C(C=[N+](CCC2=C3C=C4C(OCO4)=C2)C3=C5)C5=CC=C1OC.[Cl-]

InChI

1S/C20H18NO4.ClH/c1-22-17-4-3-12-7-16-14-9-19-18(24-11-25-19)8-13(14)5-6-21(16)10-15(12)20(17)23-2;/h3-4,7-10H,5-6,11H2,1-2H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

VKJGBAJNNALVAV-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.

Application

Berberine Chloride may be used as a pharmaceutical secondary reference standard for the determination of the analyte in biological fluids by high performance liquid chromatography techniques.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

An alkaloid with weak antibiotic properties. Substrate for MDR efflux pumps. Antimicrobial activities of berberine is potentiated by the MDR inhibitor 5´-methoxyhydnocarpin (5´-MHC). Berberine upregulates the expression of Pgp in hepatoma cells. Treatment with berberine potentially results in the reduced accumulation of chemotherapeutic drugs.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAB5522 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Determination of berberine in plasma, urine and bile by high-performance liquid chromatography
Chen CM and Chang HC
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 665(1), 117-123 (1995)
Victor P Bagla et al.
BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 14, 383-383 (2014-10-09)
Different parts of Podocarpus henkelii have been used in many cultures around the world to treat ailments such as cholera, stomach diseases, rheumatism, cancer, canine distemper in dogs and gall sickness in cattle. The aim of this study was to
Effects of berberine on amelioration of hyperglycemia and oxidative stress in high glucose and high fat diet-induced diabetic hamsters in vivo.
Liu C, Wang Z, Song Y, et al.
BioMed Research International, 2015, 313808-313808 (2015)
Mohamed A Dkhil et al.
Parasitology research, 114(4), 1581-1593 (2015-02-11)
Plant-based natural products are promising sources for identifying novel agents with potential anti-Eimeria activity. This study explores possible effects of berberine on Eimeria papillata infections in the jejunum of male Swiss albino mice. Berberine chloride, when daily administered to mice
Mousa O Germoush et al.
Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 140(7), 1103-1109 (2014-04-20)
The present study was designed to investigate the possible protective effects of berberine against cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced hepatotoxicity in rats. The experimental rats were treated with berberine orally at a dose of 50 mg/kg for 11 consecutive days after the administration

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