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cuscohygrine

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Also known as meso-cuscohygrine, (R,S)-cuscohygrine

Cuscohygrine is a bis N-methyl pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca plants. It can also be extracted from plants of the family Solanaceae, including Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) and various Datura species. Cuscohygrine usually occurs along with other, more potent alkaloids such as atropine or cocaine.

Wikidata facts

Has part
hydrogen
Mass
224.188863388
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isomeric SMILES
CN1CCC[C@@H]1CC(=O)C[C@@H]2CCCN2C
canonical SMILES
O=C(CC1N(C)CCC1)CC2N(C)CCC2
chemical formula
C₁₃H₂₄N₂O
Commons category
Cuscohygrine
found in taxon
Hyoscyamus niger
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Encyclopedic overview

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Cuscohygrine is a bis N-methyl pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca plants. It can also be extracted from plants of the family Solanaceae, including Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade) and various Datura species. Cuscohygrine usually occurs along with other, more potent alkaloids such as atropine or cocaine.

Cuscohygrine, along with the related metabolite hygrine, was first isolated by Carl Liebermann in 1889 as an alkaloid accompanying cocaine in coca leaves (also known as Cusco-leaves).

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