Narceine

Narceine
IUPAC name

6-({6-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-4-methoxy-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl}acetyl)-2,3-dimethoxybenzoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number 131-28-2
PubChem 8564
UNII CTT09X2F1M
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Properties
Molecular formula C23H27NO8
Molar mass 445.46 g mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Narceine is an opium alkaloid produced by the Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) plant. It is a bitter, crystalline compound with narcotic effects and was formerly used as a substitute for morphine. Its name is derived from the Greek νάρκη (nárkē), meaning numbness, and the postfix -ine referring to an alkaloid.

See also

Opium components
Alkaloids

16-Hydroxythebaine • Berberine • Canadine • Codamine • Coptisine • Coreximine • Cycloartenol • Cycloartenone • Cyclolaudenol • Dehydroreticuline • Dihydrosanguinarine • Glaucine • Isoboldine • Isocorypalmine • Laudanidine • Magnoflorine • Narceine • Narceinone • Norlaudanosoline • Norsanguinarine • Oripavine • Oxysanguinarine • Palaudine • Papaverrubine B (O-methyl-porphyroxine) • Papaverrubine C (epiporphyroxine) • Reticuline • Salutaridine (sinoacutine) • Sanguinarine • Scoulerine • Somniferine • Stepholidine
Morphine group
(Phenanthrenes. Includes opioids)

Codeine • Morphine • Narcotoline • Neopine • Perparin • Papaverrubine D (porphyroxine) • Pseudocodeine • Pseudomorphine • Thebaine
Isoquinolines

Cotarnine • Eupaverine • Hydrocotarnine • Laudanosine • Laudanine • Noscapine (narcotine) • Papaverine • Papaveraldine • Xanthaline
Protopine group

α-Allocryptopine • α-Fagarine • Corycavamine • Corycavine • Cryptopine • Protopine
Tetrahydroprotoberberine group

Corydaline • Corybulbine • Isocorybulbine • Capaurine
Aporphine group

Dicentrine • Glaucine • Corytuberine • Cularine • Corydine • Isocorydine • Bulbocapnine
Phtalide-isoquinolines

Adulmine • Bicuculline • Bicucine • Corlumine
α-Naphthaphenanthridines

Chelidonine • β-Homochelidonoine • Chelerythrine • Sanguinarine
Other components