Ergovaline

Ergovaline
Clinical data

Pregnancy category	US: 4 months
Identifiers
CAS Number	2873-38-3^Y
PubChem CID	104843
ChemSpider	94635^N
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₂₉H₃₅N₅O₅
Molar mass	533.619 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C3N1CCC[C@H]1[C@]2(O)O[C@](C(=O)N2[C@H]3C(C)C)(NC(=O)[C@@H]7/C=C6/c4cccc5c4c(cn5)C[C@H]6N(C)C7)C
InChI InChI=1S/C29H35N5O5/c1-15(2)24-26(36)33-10-6-9-22(33)29(38)34(24)27(37)28(3,39-29)31-25(35)17-11-19-18-7-5-8-20-23(18)16(13-30-20)12-21(19)32(4)14-17/h5,7-8,11,13,15,17,21-22,24,30,38H,6,9-10,12,14H2,1-4H3,(H,31,35)/t17-,21-,22+,24+,28-,29+/m1/s1^N Key:BGHDUTQZGWOQIA-VQSKNWBGSA-N^N
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Ergovaline is an ergopeptine and one of the ergot alkaloids. It is usually found in endophyte-infected species of grass like Tall fescue or Perennial Ryegrass. It is toxic to cattle feeding on infected grass, probably because it acts as a vasoconstrictor.