• Source: Pyrrolidine alkaloids

The pyrrolidine alkaloids are natural products chemically derived from pyrrolidine.




Occurrence


Alkaloids with partial pyrrolidine structure are usually sub-categorized based on their occurrence and biogenetic origin. Hygrin and cuscohygrin were isolated from the leaves of the coca shrub, while (-)-codonopsinine was isolated from the woodland vine tiger bell.













Representatives


Among the most important representatives of the pyrrolidine alkaloids are hygrin and cuscohygrin. Another representative is the (-)-codonopsinine. Furthermore, ruspolinone, norruspolinone and norruspoline also belong to this alkaloid group.





















Properties


Many plants containing cuscohygrin are used in the folk medicine of various peoples as sedatives or narcotics.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Alkaloid
• Pyrrolidine alkaloids
• Pyrrolidine
• Coca alkaloid
• Nicotine
• Alkaloid
• Cuscohygrine
• Solanaceae
• Tropane alkaloid
• Hygrine
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta