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Also known as Tropine-L-tropate, Daturin, [3(S)-Endo]-alpha-(hydroxymethyl)benzeneacetic acid 8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-yl ester, (−)-atropine, (-)-Hyoscyamine, Daturine, L-Hyoscyamine, Duboisine

Hyoscyamine (also known as daturine or duboisine) is a naturally occurring tropane alkaloid and plant toxin. It is a secondary metabolite found in certain plants of the family Solanaceae, including henbane, mandrake, angel's trumpets, jimsonweed, the sorcerers' tree, and Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade). It is the Levorotatory isomer of atropine.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
461742575
Drug.image
Hyoscyamine.svg
Drug.image_class
skin-invert-image
Drug.width
200
Drug.image2
Hyoscyamine-from-xtal-3D-balls.png
Drug.image_class2
bg-transparent
Drug.tradename
Anaspaz, Levbid, Levsin
Drug.MedlinePlus
a684010
Drug.routes_of_administration
By mouth, Injection
Drug.ATC_prefix
A03
Drug.ATC_suffix
BA03
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_US
Rx only
Drug.bioavailability
50% protein binding
Drug.metabolism
Liver
Drug.elimination_half life
3–5 hrs.
Drug.excretion
Kidney

via Wikipedia infobox

Chemical data

Formula
C17H23NO3
Molecular weight
289.4 g/mol
IUPAC name
[(1R,5S)-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-yl] (2S)-3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoate
SMILES
CN1[C@@H]2CC[C@H]1CC(C2)OC(=O)[C@H](CO)C3=CC=CC=C3
InChIKey
RKUNBYITZUJHSG-VFSICIBPSA-N
XLogP
1.8
Polar surface area
49.8 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
4
Formal charge
0

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Research

638 papers

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Adverse effects
  • Pharmacology
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Biosynthesis in plants
  • [[Ethnopharmacology]]
  • Society and culture
  • Further reading
  • References

Hyoscyamine (also known as daturine or duboisine) is a naturally occurring tropane alkaloid and plant toxin. It is a secondary metabolite found in certain plants of the family Solanaceae, including henbane, mandrake, angel's trumpets, jimsonweed, the sorcerers' tree, and Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade). It is the Levorotatory isomer of atropine.

In 2021, it was the 272nd most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 900,000 prescriptions.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hyoscyamine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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