Vobtusine 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 several different plants in the genus ''
Voacanga
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
;Species
# ''Voacanga africana' ...
''.
See also
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Apparicine
Apparicine is a monoterpenoid tricyclic indole alkaloid. It is named after Apparicio Duarte, a Brazilian botanist who studied the ''Aspidosperma'' species from which apparicine was first isolated. It was the first member of the vallesamine group of ...
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Affinisine
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Voacamine
Voacamine, also known under the older names voacanginine and vocamine, is a naturally occurring dimeric indole alkaloid of the secologanin type, found in a number of plants, including ''Voacanga africana'' and ''Tabernaemontana divaricata''. It ...
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Lochnericine
Lochnericine is an indole alkaloid present in the roots of ''Catharanthus roseus''. It is also present in ''Tabernaemontana divaricata''.
Chemistry Synthesis
Lochnericine is formed from stereoselective epoxidation of carbons 6 and 7 of tabers ...
References
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Indole alkaloids
Alkaloids found in Apocynaceae