Vobtusine is an
alkaloid
Alkaloids are a class of basic, naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom. This group also includes some related compounds with neutral and even weakly acidic properties. Some synthetic compounds of similar ...
found in several different plants in the genus ''
Voacanga
''Voacanga'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae found in Africa, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 13 species:Search for "Voacanga",
;Species
# ''Voacanga africana' ...
''.
See also
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Apparicine
Apparicine is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid. It is named after Apparicio Duarte, a Brazilian botanist who studied the ''Aspidosperma'' species from which apparicine was first isolated. It was the first member of the vallesamine group of alkaloid ...
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Affinisine
Affinisine is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid which can be isolated from plants of the genus ''Tabernaemontana''. Structurally, it can be considered a member of the sarpagine alkaloid family and may be synthesized from tryptophan via a Pictet-Sp ...
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Voacamine
Voacamine, also known under the older names voacanginine and vocamine, is a naturally occurring dimeric indole alkaloid of the secologanin type, found in a number of plants, including ''Voacanga africana'' and ''Tabernaemontana divaricata''. It ...
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Lochnericine
Lochnericine is a major monoterpene indole alkaloid present in the roots of ''Catharanthus roseus''. It is also present in ''Tabernaemontana divaricata''.
Chemistry Synthesis
Lochnericine is formed from stereoselective epoxidation of carbons ...
References
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Indole alkaloids
Alkaloids found in Apocynaceae