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⚗️ Ingredient

Berberine

2
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
75
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
NCT05845931
Sex Differences in Berberine Pharmacokinetics
Recruiting
NCT05947370
Berberine on the Secretion of Incretin
Completed · Early_Phase 1
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 31037132
Berberine Protects Glomerular Podocytes via Inhibiting Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission and Dysfunction
Theranostics · 2019
PMID 28990249
Berberine inhibits the chemotherapy-induced repopulation by suppressing the arachidonic acid metabolic pathway and phosphorylation of FAK in ovarian cancer
Cell Prolif · 2017
PMID 25682924
Berberine inhibits the proliferation of human uterine leiomyoma cells
Fertil Steril · 2015
⚗️ All Ingredient data fields for Berberine
⚗️ Identity
Name
Berberine
Aliases / Synonyms
2086-83-1; Umbellatine; Berberin; Berbericine; Majarine; Thalsine; Umbellatin; Berberone; 9,10-Dimethoxy-5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolino[3,2-a]isoquinolin-7-ium
🧪 Chemistry
Molecular Weight
336.3670
LogP
3.0963
Drug-likeness
0.674
Oral Bioavailability
36.8610
H-Bond Acceptors
4
Rotatable Bonds
2
🔬 Structures
Canonical SMILES
COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC
Isomeric SMILES
COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC
InChIKey
YBHILYKTIRIUTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C20H18NO4/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/q+1
🔗 External References
PubChem CID
CAS Number
DrugBank
NPASS
NPC183485
SymMap
104
TCMID
2303
TCMSP
MOL001454
TCM-ID
6346
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (34 fields)
name
Berberine
common names
2086-83-1; Umbellatine; Berberin; Berbericine; Majarine; Thalsine; Umbellatin; Berberone; 9,10-Dimethoxy-5,6-dihydro-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]isoquinolino[3,2-a]isoquinolin-7-ium
herb ingredient id
HBIN017893
canonical smiles
COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC
isomeric smiles
COC1=C(C2=C[N+]3=C(C=C2C=C1)C4=CC5=C(C=C4CC3)OCO5)OC
inchi
InChI=1S/C20H18NO4/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/q+1
inchikey
YBHILYKTIRIUTE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
mol wt
336.3670
num h acceptors
4
num h donors
0
mol logp
3.0963
num rotatable bonds
2
drug likeness
0.674
ob score
36.8610
cas id
2086-83-1
symmap mol id
104
tcmid ingredient id
2303
tcmsp ingredient id
MOL001454
tcm id ingredient id
6346
pubchem cid
2353
drugbank id
DB04115
npass id
NPC183485

🏥 Linked Health Topics

1 · studied for these conditions (text bridge)

📋 Clinical Trials

2 · subject of clinical study
NCT05845931 Sex Differences in Berberine Pharmacokinetics
→ Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Volunteers
NCT05947370 Berberine on the Secretion of Incretin
→ Diabetes Mellitus

📚 PubMed References

12 · cited research
PMID 31037132 Berberine Protects Glomerular Podocytes via Inhibiting Drp1-Mediated Mitochondri
Theranostics
PMID 28990249 Berberine inhibits the chemotherapy-induced repopulation by suppressing the arac
Cell Prolif
PMID 25682924 Berberine inhibits the proliferation of human uterine leiomyoma cells
Fertil Steril
PMID 22019891 A clinical study on the short-term effect of berberine in comparison to metformi
Eur J Endocrinol
PMID 21496227 Berberine modulates AP-1 activity to suppress HPV transcription and downstream s
Mol Cancer
PMID 31399854 Berberine inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition and promotes apoptosis of t
J Cell Commun Signal
PMID 31734944 Berberine protects against diabetic kidney disease via promoting PGC-1α-regulate
Br J Pharmacol
PMID 31828466 Berberine attenuated the cytotoxicity induced by t-BHP via inhibiting oxidative
Cell Mol Neurobiol
PMID 31866303 Circadian pharmacological effects of berberine on chronic colitis in mice: Role
Biochem Pharmacol
PMID 31874145 Berberine suppresses colon cancer cell proliferation by inhibiting the SCAP/SREB
Biochem Pharmacol
PMID 31881227 MDM2 inhibition-mediated autophagy contributes to the pro-apoptotic effect of be
Life Sci
PMID 31976031 Berberine Attenuates Hyperglycemia by Inhibiting the Hepatic Glucagon Pathway in
Oxid Med Cell Longev
How relationships are computed
  • Clinical Trials / Meta-Analyses / References: direct foreign-key link via subject_entity_id (Phase 2d wireup)
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  • Herb ↔ Ingredient: empty — needs HERB_herb_ingredient import
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