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Serpentine (alkaloid)

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Serpentine
Names
IUPAC name (19α)-16-(Methoxycarbonyl)-19-methyl-3,4,5,6,16,17-hexadehydro-18-oxayohimban-4-ium-1-ide
Other names Methyl ester of serpentinic acid
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ECHA InfoCard 100.038.684 Edit this at Wikidata
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C21H20N2O3/c1-12-16-10-23-8-7-14-13-5-3-4-6-18(13)22-20(14)19(23)9-15(16)17(11-26-12)21(24)25-2/h3-8,11-12,15-16H,9-10H2,1-2H3/t12-,15-,16+/m0/s1Key: WYTGDNHDOZPMIW-VBNZEHGJSA-N
SMILES
  • C12C3ccc4c5ccccc5c4c3C2C(=CO1)C(=O)OC
Properties
Chemical formula C21H21N2O3
Molar mass 349.410 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Serpentine is a terpene indole alkaloid produced by several members of the family Apocynaceae (thus an "apocynaceae alkaloid"), including Catharanthus roseus and Rauvolfia serpentina.

See also

References

  1. Monforte-González, M; Ayora-Talavera, T; Maldonado-Mendoza, I. E; Loyola-Vargas, V. M (1992). "Quantitative analysis of serpentine and ajmalicine in plant tissues of Catharanthus roseus and hyoscyamine and scopolamine in root tissues of Datura stramonium by thin layer chromatography-densitometry". Phytochemical Analysis. 3 (3): 117. Bibcode:1992PChAn...3..117M. doi:10.1002/pca.2800030305.
  2. Leete, Edward (1961). "Biogenesis of the Rauwolfia alkaloids alkaloids—II". Tetrahedron. 14 (1–2): 35–41. doi:10.1016/0040-4020(61)80084-7.


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