Catuabines are a group of

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s, isolated from '' Erythroxylum vaccinifolium'', which are used in the preparation of the drug

Catuaba The name Catuaba ( , via Portuguese from Guarani) is used for the infusions of the bark of a number of trees native to Brazil. The most widely used barks are derived from the trees '' Trichilia catigua'' and '' Erythroxylum vaccinifolium''. Othe ...

(which in traditional Brazilian medicine is purported to be an aphrodisiac and central nervous system stimulant, though such claims have not been substantiated). While catuabine A, B and C were isolated and characterized by Graf and Lude (1977, 1978), catuabine D was recently isolated by Zanolari et al. The catuabines are not known to have any physiological effects, this is in contrast to

cocaine Cocaine (from , from , ultimately from Quechua: ''kúka'') is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant mainly used recreationally for its euphoric effects. It is primarily obtained from the leaves of two Coca species native to South Ameri ...

, which is an active constituent of another species, ''

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''.

References

* Glasl, S.; Presser, A.; Werner, I.; Haslinger, E.; Jurenitsch, J. (2003): Tropane alkaloids from a Brazilian bark traded as "Catuaba". Scientia Pharmaceutica Vol. 71: 113-119. (,

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SCPHA4). * Glasl, S.; Presser, A.; Werner, I.; Haslinger, E.; Jurenitsch, J. (2004): Erratum to Tropane alkaloids from a Brazilian bark traded as "Catuaba". Scientia Pharmaceutica Vol. 72: 97. (,

SCPHA4). * Graf, E.; Lude, W (1977): Alkaloids from Erythroxylum vacciniifolium Martius, 1. pt. Isolation of catuabine A, B and C. ''Archiv der Pharmazie (Weinheim)'' Vol. 310(12): 1005-1010. (,

ARPMAS). * Graf, E.; Lude, W. (1978): Alkaloids from Erythroxylum vacciniifolium Martius, 2. pt. The structures of catuabine A, B and C. ''Archiv der Pharmazie (Weinheim)'' Vol. 311(2): 139-152. (,

ARPMAS). * Zanolari, B.; Wolfeneder, J.L.; Guilet, D.; Marston, A.; Queiroz, E.F.; Paulo, M.Q.; Hostettmann, K. (2003): On-line identification of tropane alkaloids from Erythroxylum vacciniifolium by liquid chromatography-UV detection-multiple mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography-nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometry. ''Journal of Chromatogragraphy'' Vol. 1020A: 75-89. (,

JCRAEY). * Zanolari, B.; Guilet, D.; Marston, A.; Queiroz, E.F.; de Queiroz Paulo, M.; Hostettmann, K. (2003): Tropane alkaloids from the bark of Erythroxylum vacciniifolium. ''Journal of Natural Products'' Vol. 66(4): 497-502. (,

JNPRDF). * Zanolari, B.; Guilet, D.; Marston, A.; Queiroz, E.F.; de Queiroz Paulo, M.; Hostettmann, K. (2005): Methylpyrrole tropane alkaloids from the bark of Erythroxylum vacciniifolium. ''Journal of Natural Products'' Vol. 68(8): 1153-1158. (,

JNPRDF). Tropane alkaloids Alkaloids found in Erythroxylum {{alkaloid-stub

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