Chemistry:Coerulescine

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Coerulescine is an oxindole alkaloid found in the plant Phalaris coerulescens.[1]

It is a member of the spiroindolone class. Elacomine and horsfiline have similar chemical structures.[2]

References

  1. "Oxindoles from Phalaris coerulescens". Phytochemistry 48 (3): 437–439. June 1998. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00946-1. ISSN 0031-9422. Bibcode1998PChem..48..437A. 
  2. "Assessment of potential for toxicity of Phalaris spp. via alkaloid content determination: P. coerulescens, a case example". Phytochemical Analysis 10 (3): 113–118. 1999. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199905/06)10:3<113::AID-PCA438>3.0.CO;2-#. Bibcode1999PChAn..10..113A.