SHEET /m/resiniferatoxin · PubChem CID 5702546 · CAS 57444-62-9 · REV 2026.07
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Resiniferatoxin
from sourceC37H40O9 · 628.7 g/mol
RTX · Lopain · Neuroclastin · RTX diterpene
What is Resiniferatoxin?
The most powerfully pungent compound known, from a Moroccan cactus-like spurge. It is roughly a thousand times hotter than pure capsaicin. from source
CategoryPlant
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
C[C@@H]1C[C@]2([C@H]3[C@H]4[C@]1([C@@H]5C=C(C(=O…125 charactersHow hot is it? computed
16,000,000,000 SHU
Resiniferatoxin is 3,200,000× hotter than
Signature properties
Scoville heat16,000,000,000 SHUcomputed
Toxicity & hazards
DangerCorrosiveToxicH301, H314from source