Occurrence
A constituent of the seeds of Alangium lamarckii Thw., alamarine yields colourless needles from EtOH and is optically inactive. It gives an ultraviolet spectrum in EtOH having absorption maxima at 220,253, and 363 nm. When treated with H202 in MeOH, it furnishes alangimarine (q. v.).
Definition
ChEBI: Anabasine is a pyridine alkaloid that is pyridine substituted by a piperidin-2-yl group at position 3. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a teratogenic agent and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist. It is a piperidine alkaloid and a pyridine alkaloid.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 45, p. 1515, 1980
DOI: 10.1021/jo01296a036
