A quaternary benzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in the seeds of Neiumbo nuci·
[era, the base occurs in the non-phenolic fraction of the alkaloidal extract. Two
phenolic hydroxyl groups and a methoxyl group are present.
White crystals, soluble in organic solvents such as methanol, ethanol, and DMSO, derived from lotus seeds Nelumbo nucifera.
Lotusine is a pure alkaloid extracted from the green seed embryo of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. Lotusine shows effects on the action potentials in myocardium and slow inward current in cardiac Purkinje fibers[1].
ChEBI: Lotusine is a member of isoquinolines.
Yang, Chen., J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 17, 235 (1970)
