Chemistry:Gigantine

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Gigantine
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
(1S)-6,7-Dimethoxy-1,2-dimethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-5-ol
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Properties
C13H19NO3
Molar mass 237.299 g·mol−1
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Gigantine is an tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid found in Carnegiea gigantea and other related cacti.[1] Gigantine was first discovered along with macromerine in 1967.[2] It is found in significant quantities in many mescaline-containing cactus species, but it is unclear whether gigantine contributes in any way to their psychoactive effects.[3]

References

  1. Bruhn JG, Lundström J (1976). "Alkaloids of Carnegiea gigantea. Arizonine, a new tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid". Lloydia 39 (4): 197–203. PMID 957908. 
  2. "Two New Alkaloids in Cacti" [macromerine and gigantine] J E Hodgkins, Tetrahedron Lett., 14, 1321 (1967)
  3. Shulgin AT, Perry WE. The Simple Plant Isoquinolines. Transform Press, 2002. ISBN:978-0-9630096-2-3