Dihydrocuscohygrine 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 ...
that has been isolated from
coca
Coca is any of the four cultivated plants in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. Coca is known worldwide for its psychoactive alkaloid, cocaine. Coca leaves contain cocaine which acts as a mild stimulant when chewed or ...
leaves.
See also
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Cuscohygrine
Cuscohygrine is a bis N-methyl pyrrolidine alkaloid found in Erythroxylum, coca plants. It can also be extracted from plants of the family Solanaceae, including ''Atropa belladonna'' (deadly nightshade) and various ''Datura'' species. Cuscohygrine ...
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Pseudotropine
Pseudotropine (3β-tropanol, ψ-tropine, 3-pseudotropanol, or PTO) is a derivative of tropane and an isomer of tropine. Pseudotropine can be found in the ''Coca'' plant along with several other alkaloids
See also
* Pseudotropine acyltransfe ...
References
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Alkaloids found in Erythroxylum coca