cephaeline
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Cephaeline is an alkaloid that is found in Cephaelis ipecacuanha and other plant species including Psychotria acuminata. Cephaeline induces vomiting by stimulating the stomach lining and is found in commercial products such as syrup of ipecac. Chemically, it is closely related to emetine.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- isoquinoline alkaloid
- Mass
- 466.283158
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- found in taxon
- Artemisia maritima
- chemical formula
- C₂₈H₃₈N₂O₄
- isomeric SMILES
- CC[C@H]1CN2CCC3=CC(=C(C=C3[C@@H]2C[C@@H]1C[C@@H]4C5=CC(=C(C=C5CCN4)O)OC)OC)OC
- canonical SMILES
- CCC1CN2CCC3=CC(=C(C=C3C2CC1CC4C5=CC(=C(C=C5CCN4)O)OC)OC)OC
- has characteristic
- bitterness
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Poison treatment
- References
{{Chembox | verifiedrevid = 708897244 | ImageFile = Cephaeline.svg | ImageClass = skin-invert-image | IUPACName = 7′,10,11-Trimethoxyemetan-6′-ol | SystematicName = (1R)-1-{[(2S,3R,11bS)-3-Ethyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,3,4,6,7,11b-hexahydro-2H-pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolin-2-yl]methyl}-7-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-6-ol | OtherNames = Cepheline; Desmethylemetine; Dihydropsychotrine |Section1= |Section2= |Section3= }}
Cephaeline is an alkaloid that is found in Cephaelis ipecacuanha and other plant species including Psychotria acuminata. Cephaeline induces vomiting by stimulating the stomach lining and is found in commercial products such as syrup of ipecac. Chemically, it is closely related to emetine.
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