Aposcopolamine (apohyoscine) is a bio-active isolate of ''
Datura ferox
''Datura ferox'', commonly known as long spined thorn apple and fierce thornapple, as well as Angel's-trumpets, is a species of ''Datura''. Like all such species, every part of the plant contains deadly toxins that can kill animals (including hum ...
'' and several species of ''
Physochlaina
''Physochlaina'' is a small genus of herbaceous perennial flowering plants belonging to the nightshade family, Solanaceae, found principally in the north-western provinces of China (and regions adjoining these in the Himalaya and Central Asia) ...
'',
[Gorinova, N.I., Atanassov, A.I. and Velcheva, M.P. ''In Vitro Culture and the Production of Physochlaine and Other Tropane Alkaloids'' - paper in ''Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 43 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants XI'' (ed. by Y.P.S. Bajaj) pub. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999.] - plants belonging to the Nightshade family,
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and orn ...
in which
tropane alkaloid
Tropane alkaloids are a class of bicyclic .2.1alkaloids and secondary metabolites that contain a tropane ring in their chemical structure. Tropane alkaloids occur naturally in many members of the plant family Solanaceae. Certain tropane alkal ...
s are of frequent occurrence, particularly in tribes
Datureae
Daturae is a tribe of flowering plants in the subfamily Solanoideae of the family Solanaceae. It comprises three genera: ''Datura'', the Devil's trumpets, ''Brugmansia
''Brugmansia'' is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the nigh ...
and
Hyoscyameae
Hyoscyameae is an Old World tribe of the subfamily Solanoideae of the flowering plant family Solanaceae. It comprises eight genera: ''Anisodus'', '' Archihyoscyamus'', ''Atropa'', ''Atropanthe'', ''Hyoscyamus'', ''Physochlaina'', ''Przewalskia'' ...
.
See also
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Hydroxyzine
Hydroxyzine, sold under the brand names Atarax, Vistaril and others, is an antihistamine medication. It is used in the treatment of itchiness, insomnia, anxiety, and nausea, including that due to motion sickness. It is used either by mouth or in ...
*
Isovoacristine
Isovoacristine is a anticholinergic and antihistaminic alkaloid.
See also
*Benztropine
*Benzydamine
*Chlorpheniramine
Chlorphenamine (CP, CPM), also known as chlorpheniramine, is an antihistamine used to treat the symptoms of allergic co ...
*
Umbelliferone
Umbelliferone, also known as 7-hydroxycoumarin, hydrangine, skimmetine, and ''beta''-umbelliferone, is a natural product of the coumarin family.
It absorbs ultraviolet light strongly at several wavelengths. There are some indications that this ch ...
References
Tropane alkaloids
Epoxides
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