Cathinone
Catalog No: CFN00058
Cathinone is the main psychoactive constituent of the khat leaf and this alkaloid is a natural amphetamine, cathinone shares the action of amphetamine on CNS as well as its sympathomimetic effects, it induces significant behavioral changes and CNS activation in the hamster by systemic administration.Cathinone has amphetamine-like effects, it can produce increases in blood pressure and in heart rate, and these changes are concomitant with the presence of cathinone in blood plasma, it has in humans euphorigenic and psychostimulant effects. Cathinone has vasoconstrictor activity which is not due to indirect or direct sympathomimetic activity, the coronary vasoconstriction may explain the increased incidence of myocardial infarction in khat chewers, which may arise from coronary vasospasm.
Cedrelone
Catalog No: CFN99368
Cedrelone exhibits antifeedant activity, it has insecticidal activity, it inhibits arval growth of P. saucia, and the molting of the milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus. Cedrelone and its derivatives exert antimicrobial activities, bromohydroxy cedrelone and Michael adduct show good antifungal activity. Cedrelone is also a very potent inducer of apoptosis, it can cause cell cycle arrest, it shows significant cytotoxicity against cancer cell lines, such as -60, SMMC-7721, A-549, MCF-7 and SW480.