Candicine from Stapelia gigantea

  • Planta Med. 1981 Nov;43(11):304-6. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-971515.
B N Meyer  1 ,  J L McLaughlin ,  W J Keller
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
PMID: 17402051 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971515
Abstract

Hordenine (N, N-dimethyltyramine) was found previously in the title plant. The detection of tyramine, N-methyltyramine, and choline and the crystallization of candicine (N, N, N-trimethyltyramine chloride) is now reported for this species.

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