Diterpene alkaloids are
natural product
A natural product is a natural compound or substance produced by a living organism—that is, found in nature. In the broadest sense, natural products include any substance produced by life. Natural products can also be prepared by chemical s ...
s of the terpene
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 ...
type.
Occurrence
Veatchine is found in the bark of ''
Garrya veatchii'', a member of the
Cup Catkins family.
Aconitine is the main alkaloid in
aconite
Aconite may refer to:
*''Aconitum'', a plant genus containing the monkshoods
*Aconitine
Aconitine is an alkaloid toxin produced by various plant species belonging to the genus ''Aconitum'' (family Ranunculaceae), commonly known by the names wo ...
.
[{{citation, author= Rudolf Hänsel, Otto Sticher, date=2007, edition=8, isbn=9783540265085, location=Heidelberg, pages=1466, publisher=Springer Medizin Verlag, title=Pharmakognosie Phytopharmazie]
Structure
Diterpene alkaloids can be divided into two groups: The diterpene alkaloids, characterized by a C20 parent body, and the norditerpene alkaloids, which are based on a hexacyclic C19 parent body.
Representatives
Diterpene group
Among the C20 alkaloids is the atisine-type (atisine, hetidine, hetisine) and the veatchine-type (
Veatchin,
Napellin).
Northern iterpene group
The C19 alkaloids include, among others, the aconitine type (aconitine, delphinine) and the lycoctonine type (Lycoctonin, Browniin).
Properties
Aconitine has cardiac arrhythmic and antipyretic properties and is one of the most toxic plant compounds.
References
Alkaloids