Lactucin

[lysergication]

Hi,

I've search a bit and I was unable to find a draw of this molecule nor was kind of alcaloid is it...

Does someone here know whats kind of alcaloid is it and (better) can draw the molecule.

thanks a lot.

 

[BilZ0r]

yup

J Biol Chem. 2000 Sep 1;275(35):26877-84.
Metabolite profiling of sesquiterpene lactones from Lactuca species. Major latex components are novel oxalate and sulfate conjugates of lactucin and its derivatives.
Sessa RA, Bennett MH, Lewis MJ, Mansfield JW, Beale MH.

 

[lysergication]

re-thanks a lot

do you know to wich others psychoactives alkaloids can we relate theses compounds ?

 

[kaoskid]

it's not an alkaloid, it's terpenoid lactone. it looks a bit like some of the anti-glycinergic picrotoxane relatives from star anise.