Lycoctonine is a plant
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 ...
and a precursor to the ABC ring system of
taxoid
Taxoids are a class of derivatives from taxol, that is, paclitaxel. They were developed for their anticancer chemotherapeutic properties. Taxoids are usually treated as synonymous with taxanes; for example, a major medical dictionary defines the ...
s. Distinguish from lycaconitine, which is the N-succinimido-benzoic-ester.
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Pyrrolidine alkaloids
Taxanes
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