Lophophorine

Lophophorine
Names
	IUPAC name 4-Methoxy-8,9-dimethyl-7,9-dihydro-6H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-h]isoquinoline
	Other names N-Methylanhalonine
Identifiers
CAS Number	17627-78-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:6536;
ChemSpider	26651;
KEGG	C09573;
PubChem CID	28654;
UNII	UYZ46JKJ8V ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70938780 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C13H17NO3/c1-8-11-9(4-5-14(8)2)6-10(15-3)12-13(11)17-7-16-12/h6,8H,4-5,7H2,1-3H3 Key: PNFBXEKHLUDPIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CC1C2=C3C(=C(C=C2CCN1C)OC)OCO3;
Properties
Chemical formula	C13H17NO3
Molar mass	235.283 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Lophophorine, also known as N-methylanhalonine, is a tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid made by various cacti in the Lophophora family.^[1] It has been found to lack hallucinogenic effects in humans.^[2] Arthur Heffter tried lophophorine at a dose of 20 mg resulted in vasodilation, an immediate headache, and a warm flushed feeling, effects which dissipated within an hour.^[3] It has also been said to produce nausea in humans.^[3] Lophophorine is described as highly toxic and produces strychnine-like convulsions in animals.^[3]

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