α-yohimbine
Sign in to saveAlso known as corynanthidine, isoyohimbine, mesoyohimbine, 17alpha-hydroxy-20alpha-yohimban-16beta-carboxylic acid methyl ester, alpha-yohimbine, rauwolscine, methyl (16beta,17alpha,20alpha)-17-hydroxyyohimban-16-carboxylate
Rauwolscine, also known as isoyohimbine, α-yohimbine, and corynanthidine, is an alkaloid found in various species within the genera Rauvolfia and Corynanthe (including Pausinystalia). It is a stereoisomer of yohimbine. Rauwolscine is a central nervous system stimulant, a local anesthetic and a vague aphrodisiac.
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 354.194343
Show 4 more facts
- chemical formula
- C₂₁H₂₆N₂O₃
- canonical SMILES
- COC(=O)C1C(CCC2C1CC3C4=C(CCN3C2)C5=CC=CC=C5N4)O
- isomeric SMILES
- COC(=O)[C@@H]1[C@H](CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1C[C@H]3C4=C(CCN3C2)C5=CC=CC=C5N4)O
- Commons category
- Rauwolscine
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
Rauwolscine, also known as isoyohimbine, α-yohimbine, and corynanthidine, is an alkaloid found in various species within the genera Rauvolfia and Corynanthe (including Pausinystalia). It is a stereoisomer of yohimbine. Rauwolscine is a central nervous system stimulant, a local anesthetic and a vague aphrodisiac.
Rauwolscine acts predominantly as a α2-adrenergic receptor antagonist. It has also been shown to function as a 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist and 5-HT2A and 5-HT2B receptor antagonist.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “α-yohimbine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.