CHEBI:3469 - catharanthine

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ChEBI Name catharanthine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:3469
Definition An organic heteropentacyclic compound and monoterpenoid indole alkaloid produced by the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus via strictosidine.
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Formula C21H24N2O2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 336.428
Monoisotopic Mass 336.18378
InChI InChI=1S/C21H24N2O2/c1-3-14-10-13-11-21(20(24)25-2)18-16(8-9-23(12-13)19(14)21)15-6-4-5-7-17(15)22-18/h4-7,10,13,19,22H,3,8-9,11-12H2,1-2H3/t13-,19+,21-/m0/s1
InChIKey CMKFQVZJOWHHDV-NQZBTDCJSA-N
SMILES C1[C@@]2(C=C([C@@]3([C@@]1(C(OC)=O)C4=C(C5=C(C=CC=C5)N4)CCN3C2)[H])CC)[H]
Metabolite of Species Details
Catharanthus roseus (NCBI:txid4058) Found in leaf (BTO:0000713). See: PubMed
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted base
A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid).
(via organic amino compound )
Biological Role(s): metabolite
Any intermediate or product resulting from metabolism. The term 'metabolite' subsumes the classes commonly known as primary and secondary metabolites.
(via alkaloid )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is a alkaloid ester (CHEBI:38481)
catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is a bridged compound (CHEBI:35990)
catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248)
catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is a monoterpenoid indole alkaloid (CHEBI:65323)
catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is a organic heteropentacyclic compound (CHEBI:38164)
catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is a tertiary amino compound (CHEBI:50996)
catharanthine (CHEBI:3469) is conjugate base of catharanthine(1+) (CHEBI:142675)
Incoming catharanthine(1+) (CHEBI:142675) is conjugate acid of catharanthine (CHEBI:3469)
IUPAC Name
methyl (2α,18β)-3,4-didehydroibogamine-18-carboxylate
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C00001704 KNApSAcK
C09107 KEGG COMPOUND
Catharanthine Wikipedia
CPD-7859 MetaCyc
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Registry Number Type Source
2468-21-5 CAS Registry Number KEGG COMPOUND
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Last Modified
06 March 2020