NCBI Taxonomy: 457888

Swainsonine

C8H15NO3 (173.105188)

Swainsonine is an indolizidine alkaloid isolated from the plant Swainsona canescens with three hydroxy substituents at positions 1, 2 and 8. It has a role as an antineoplastic agent, an immunological adjuvant, an EC 3.2.1.114 (mannosyl-oligosaccharide 1,3-1,6-alpha-mannosidase) inhibitor and a plant metabolite. An indolizidine alkaloid from the plant Swainsona canescens that is a potent alpha-mannosidase inhibitor. Swainsonine also exhibits antimetastatic, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory activity. Swainsonine is a natural product found in Slafractonia leguminicola, Astragalus whitneyi, and other organisms with data available. Swainsonine is a plant toxin found in locoweed (families Fabaceae, Oxytropis, Astragalus and Swainsona) and some fungi (Metarhizium anisopliae, Rizoctonia leguminicola). It has been known to cause a potentially lethal central nervous system condition in livestock known as locoism and is a significant cause of economic losses in livestock industries. Along with slaframine, the other biologially active compound of R. leguminicola, it may contribute to a condition called "slobbers syndrome" in livestock that has ingested contaminated feed. (L1248, A3092) An indolizidine alkaloid from the plant Swainsona canescens that is a potent alpha-mannosidase inhibitor. Swainsonine also exhibits antimetastatic, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory activity. An indolizidine alkaloid isolated from the plant Swainsona canescens with three hydroxy substituents at positions 1, 2 and 8. C308 - Immunotherapeutic Agent > C129820 - Antineoplastic Immunomodulating Agent > C2117 - Carbohydrate Processing Inhibitor C26170 - Protective Agent > C2459 - Chemoprotective Agent > C2080 - Cytoprotective Agent C471 - Enzyme Inhibitor > C2119 - Golgi Alpha-Mannosidase II Inhibitor C274 - Antineoplastic Agent > C2196 - Antimetastatic Agent D000970 - Antineoplastic Agents D007155 - Immunologic Factors D004791 - Enzyme Inhibitors