CAS Number: 83-79-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C23H22O6
Molecular Weight : 394.42
Packaging: 1, 5, 10, 25 g in glass bottle
Biochem/physiol Actions
Inhibitor of mitochondrial electron transport at NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase. It is readily absorbed through the exoskeletons of arthropods, but poorly absorbed cutaneously or from the gastrointestinal tract of mammals. Rotenone is used to induce a Parkinson-like syndrome as an experimental model in rats.
Inhibitor of mitochondrial electron transport. Neurotoxic agent that can produce a Parkinson-like condition as an animal model for study of etiology and interventions.
Assay: =95% P
BP: 210-220 °C/0.5 mmHg(lit.)
MP: 159-164 °C(lit.)