Salutaridine, also known as floripavine, 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 is present in the morphinian alkaloid pathway of opium poppy. Its biosynthetic precursor is the alkaloid (''R'')-reticuline. (''R'')-Reticuline is converted to salutaridine by the enzyme salutaridine synthase. Salutaridine is converted to salutaridinol by the enzyme salutaridine reductase (SalR), with the reduction of NADPH to NADP⁺.

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