Dihydrositsirikine

alkaloid · nervous · Oral

Dihydrositsirikine, an alkaloid. A minor monoterpene (corynanthe-type) indole alkaloid reported in yohimbe bark (Pausinystalia johimbe) — the dihydro (vinyl-reduced)…

A minor monoterpene (corynanthe-type) indole alkaloid reported in yohimbe bark (Pausinystalia johimbe) — the dihydro (vinyl-reduced) congener of sitsirikine, with an open seco-corynanthe skeleton bearing a hydroxymethyl and a methyl ester. Its pharmacology is not characterised; it is reported only as a trace bark constituent in chemical profiling, not as a dosed agent.

PubChem CID 5316739 (C21H28N2O3, MW 356.5). Reported among the indole alkaloids characterised in yohimbe-bark profiling (PMID:23657953, PMID:30059216).

Sources: PMID:23657953, PMID:30059216