Chemical compound
Lochnericine is a major monoterpene indole alkaloid present in the roots of Catharanthus roseus. It is also present in Tabernaemontana divaricata.[1]
Chemistry
Synthesis
Lochnericine is formed from stereoselective epoxidation of carbons 6 and 7 of tabersonine.[1]
Derivatives
See also
References
- ^ a b Carqueijeiro I, Brown S, Chung K, Dang TT, Walia M, Besseau S, et al. (August 2018). "Two Tabersonine 6,7-Epoxidases Initiate Lochnericine-Derived Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Catharanthus roseus". Plant Physiology. 177 (4): 1473–1486. doi:10.1104/pp.18.00549. PMC 6084683. PMID 29934299.
