Catharanthine
Catharanthine is a terpene indole alkaloid produced by the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus and Tabernaemontana_divaricata. Catharanthine is derived from strictosidine, but the exact mechanism by which this happens is currently unknown. Catharanthine is one of the two precursors that form vinblastine, the other being vindoline.
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Methyl(5|A)-3,4-didehydroibogamine-18-carboxylate | |
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C21H24N2O2 | |
Molar mass | 336.435 g·mol−1 |
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Modern Medicine
It showed anti-tumorogenic effect as well as inhibited cAMP phosphodiesterase activity [1]It increased the intracellular level of cAMP in neurons and thus may lead to improved neuronal activity [2]
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