Columbamine is a
chemical with the
molecular formula . It is an
organic
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* Organic, of or relating to an organism, a living entity
* Organic, of or relating to an anatomical organ
Chemistry
* Organic matter, matter that has come from a once-living organism, is capable of decay or is the product ...
heterotetracyclic compound and a
berberine alkaloid
Berberine is a Quaternary ammonium cation, quaternary ammonium salt from the protoberberine group of benzylisoquinoline alkaloids found in such plants as ''Berberis vulgaris'' (barberry), ''Berberis aristata'' (tree turmeric), ''Mahonia aquifoliu ...
. Columbamine can be also called dehydroisocorypalmine.
It has a
molecular weight of 338.4 g/mol
and its
monoisotopic mass is 339.1470581677
daltons. Columbamine is
soluble in
DMSO and is a
solid at room temperature.
Occurrence
Columbamine has been found in ''
Plumeria rubra
''Plumeria rubra'' is a deciduous plant species belonging to the genus ''Plumeria''."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 691. Könemann, 2004. Originally native to Mexico, Central America, Col ...
''.
References
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Tetracyclic compounds
Alkaloids
Heterocyclic compounds with 4 rings
Methoxy compounds
Nitrogen heterocycles
Quaternary ammonium compounds