Reticuline
Sign in to saveReticuline is a tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid. It is also classified as a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid. It is produced in the opium poppy from the amino acid tyrosine, initially as (S)-reticuline, which is a precursor to alkaloids including papaverine and stylopine. Another large group of alkaloids including morphine are made after (S)-reticuline has been converted in the poppy to its enantiomer, (R)-reticuline.
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- Mass
- 329.16270821599994
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- found in taxon
- Thalictrum flavum
- chemical formula
- C₁₉H₂₃NO₄
- isomeric SMILES
- CN1CCC2=CC(=C(C=C2[C@@H]1CC3=CC(=C(C=C3)OC)O)O)OC
- canonical SMILES
- OC1=CC(=CC=C1OC)CC2C3=CC(O)=C(OC)C=C3CCN2C
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- Reticuline
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- Occurrence
- Physiological effects
- Biosynthesis
- Metabolism
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Reticuline is a tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid. It is also classified as a benzylisoquinoline alkaloid. It is produced in the opium poppy from the amino acid tyrosine, initially as (S)-reticuline, which is a precursor to alkaloids including papaverine and stylopine. Another large group of alkaloids including morphine are made after (S)-reticuline has been converted in the poppy to its enantiomer, (R)-reticuline.
==Occurrence== Reticuline is found in opium and a variety of plants including Lindera aggregata, Annona squamosa, and Ocotea fasciculata.
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