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(R)-Reticuline

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(1R)-1-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-6-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol
IUPAC Traditional name
(-)-reticuline
Synonyms
(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-6-methoxy-2-methyl-7-Isoquinolinol
(R)-(-)-Reticuline
(-)-Reticuline
L-Reticuline

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 3968-19-2

PROPERTIES

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Description (English)
(R)-Reticuline is the (R)-enantiomer of Reticuline, a tetrahydrobenzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in opium. (R)-Reticuline is converted into Salutaridine by a membrane-bound cytochrome P-450 enzyme from Papaver somniferum

REFERENCES

  • Gerardy, R. et al.: Phytochemistry, 32, 79 (1992)
  • Grobe, N. et al.: Proc. Mat. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 107, 8147 (1992)