Sanguinarine is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid isolated from plants belonging to the family Papaveracea. It exhibits anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.
Sanguinarine chloride is a novel class of anti-Salmonella compounds, it could decrease the production of the SPI-1 type III secretion system main virulence proteins SipA and SipB and prevent the invasion of HeLa cells by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium without affecting the growth of Salmonella. Sanguinarine chloride also shows cytotoxicity to cultured human cells from oral tissue.
S 3687 (OTTO) Sanguinarine chloride, hydrate, ≥98% (HPLC) Cas 5578-73-4 - used in chemical research.