Littorine is a
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 alkaloid ...
found in a variety of plants including ''
Datura'' and ''
Atropa belladonna''. It is closely related in chemical structure to
atropine,
hyoscyamine, and
scopolamine, which all share a common
biosynthetic pathway
Metabolism (, from el, μεταβολή ''metabolē'', "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main functions of metabolism are: the conversion of the energy in food to energy available to run cell ...
.
See also
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Catuabine
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Scopine
References
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Tropane alkaloids
Tropane alkaloids found in Solanaceae
Carboxylate esters