Amurensine is an

alkaloid Alkaloids are a broad class of natural product, naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. Some synthetic compounds of similar structure may also be termed alkaloids. Alkaloids are produced by a large varie ...

found in ''

Papaver ''Papaver'' is a genus of 70–100 species of frost-tolerant annual plant, annuals, biennial plant, biennials, and perennial plant, perennials native plant, native to temperateness, temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America ...

'' species such as '' P. alpinum'', '' P. pyrenaicum'', '' P. suaveolens'', and '' P. tatricum'' and '' P. nudicaule.'' It is a member of the

isoquinoline Isoquinoline is an individual chemical specimen - a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound - as well as the name of a family of many thousands of natural plant alkaloids, any one of which might be referred to as "an isoquinoline". It is a struc ...

group.

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Alkaloids found in Papaveraceae Benzylisoquinoline alkaloids Heterocyclic compounds with 5 rings Methylenedioxyphenethylamines Tropane alkaloids {{alkaloid-stub

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