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(–)-Sinoacutine is an alkaloid that has been found in S. acutum and has cytoprotective and vasorelaxant activities.1,2 It inhibits hydrogen peroxide-induced decreases in viability in PC12 cells when used at concentrations of 1 and 10 μM.1 (–)-Sinoacutine induces relaxation of precontracted isolated rat aortic rings (IC50 = 32.8 μM).2
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1. Morphinane alkaloids with cell protective effects from Sinomenium acutum. J. Nat. Prod. 68(7), 1128-1130 (2005).
2. Vasorelaxing alkaloids and flavonoids from Cassytha filiformis. J. Nat. Prod. 71(2), 289-291 (2008).