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gigantine
Sign in to saveGigantine is a tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid found in Carnegiea gigantea and other related cactus species. It was first discovered along with macromerine in 1967. Gigantine is found in significant quantities in many mescaline-containing cactus species, but it is unclear whether it contributes to their psychoactive effects. The compound has been suspected to be hallucinogenic based on animal studies in cats and monkeys, but has not been evaluated in humans.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C13H19NO3
- Molecular weight
- 237.29 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-1,2-dimethyl-3,4-dihydro-1H-isoquinolin-5-ol
- SMILES
- C[C@H]1C2=CC(=C(C(=C2CCN1C)O)OC)OC
- InChIKey
- HRJQUAXWKYISJC-QMMMGPOBSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.8
- Polar surface area
- 41.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 237.136493
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- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₁₉NO₃
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H]1C2=CC(=C(C(=C2CCN1C)O)OC)OC
- canonical SMILES
- CC1C2=CC(=C(C(=C2CCN1C)O)OC)OC
- found in taxon
- Carnegiea gigantea
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Gigantine is a tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid found in Carnegiea gigantea and other related cactus species. It was first discovered along with macromerine in 1967. Gigantine is found in significant quantities in many mescaline-containing cactus species, but it is unclear whether it contributes to their psychoactive effects. The compound has been suspected to be hallucinogenic based on animal studies in cats and monkeys, but has not been evaluated in humans.
==See also== Substituted tetrahydroisoquinoline
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