Corynantheine

alkaloid · nervous · Oral

Corynantheine, an alkaloid. A corynanthe-type indole alkaloid of yohimbe bark (Pausinystalia johimbe) — the structural class named for the genus Corynanthe (yohimbe’s…

A corynanthe-type indole alkaloid of yohimbe bark (Pausinystalia johimbe) — the structural class named for the genus Corynanthe (yohimbe’s historical genus). It has a seco (ring-opened) corynanthe skeleton with a vinyl group and a methoxy-acrylate side chain, distinguishing it from the pentacyclic yohimbine. Its pharmacology is not well characterised.

PubChem CID 3037997 (C22H26N2O3, MW 366.5). Reported among the corynanthe-type indole alkaloids characterised in yohimbe-bark profiling (PMID:23657953).

Sources: PMID:23657953