Affinisine

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Affinisine is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid which can be isolated from plants of the genus Tabernaemontana.[1][2] Structurally, it can be considered a member of the sarpagine alkaloid family and may be synthesized from tryptophan via a Pictet-Spengler reaction.[3][4]

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Affinisine
Names
IUPAC name
1-Methylsarpagan-17-ol
Systematic IUPAC name
[(6S,9E,10R,11R,12S)-9-Ethylidene-5-methyl-5,6,7,8,9,10,11,11a,12-decahydro-6,10-methanoindolo[2,3-g]quinolizin-11-yl]methanol
Other names
De(hydroxymethyl)voachalotinol
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C20H24N2O/c1-3-12-10-22-18-9-15-13-6-4-5-7-17(13)21(2)20(15)19(22)8-14(12)16(18)11-23/h3-7,14,16,18-19,23H,8-11H2,1-2H3/b12-3-/t14-,16+,18-,19-/m0/s1
    Key: UVWQYWHKTZABSO-ILADVTTDSA-N
  • InChI=1S/C20H24N2O/c1-3-12-10-22-18-9-15-13-6-4-5-7-17(13)21(2)20(15)19(22)8-14(12)16(18)11-23/h3-7,14,16,18-19,23H,8-11H2,1-2H3/b12-3-/t14-,16+,18-,19-/m0/s1
    Key: UVWQYWHKTZABSO-ILADVTTDSA-N
  • CN1C2=C(C=CC=C2)C3=C1[C@@](C[C@@]4([H])/C(C5)=C\C)([H])[N@]5[C@@]([C@@]([H])4CO)([H])C3
Properties
C20H24N2O
Molar mass 308.425 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pharmacology

Limited pharmacological testing has indicated that affinisine may effectively inhibit acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase.[1][5]

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