Fagaronine

Fagaronine
Chemical structure
Names
IUPAC name
2-hydroxy-3,8,9-trimethoxy-5-methylbenzo[c]phenanthridinium
Identifiers
52259-65-1
ChEBI CHEBI:28954
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Properties
C21H20NO4
Molar mass 350.39 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Fagaronine is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid found in Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides[1] and other species in the Zanthoxylum genus.

References

  1. Dupont, C; Couillerot, E; Gillet, R; Caron, C; Zeches-Hanrot, M; Riou, JF; Trentesaux, C (2005). "The benzophenanthridine alkaloid fagaronine induces erythroleukemic cell differentiation by gene activation". Planta medica 71 (6): 489–94. doi:10.1055/s-2005-864147. PMID 15971117.

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