Tabersonine
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IUPAC name
Methyl (5α,12β,19α)-2,3,6,7-tetradehydroaspidospermidine-3-carboxylate | |
Identifiers | |
29479-00-3 | |
3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
ChemSpider | 19292 |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.107.323 |
PubChem | 20485 |
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Properties | |
C21H24N2O2 | |
Molar mass | 336.44 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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Tabersonine is a terpene indole alkaloid found in the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus. Tabersonine is hydroxylated at the 16 position by the enzyme tabersonine 16-hydroxylase (T16H) to form 16-hydroxytabersonine.[1] The enzyme leading to its formation is currently unknown. Tabersonine is the first intermediate leading to the formation of vindoline one of the two precursors required for vinblastine biosynthesis.
References
- ↑ St-Pierre and De Luca (1995) A Cytochrome P-450 Monooxygenase Catalyzes the First Step in the Conversion of Tabersonine to Vindoline in Catharanthus roseus. Plant Physiology. 109(1). 131-139
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