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Coclaurine is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist[1] which has been isolated from a variety of plant sources including Nelumbo nucifera, Sarcopetalum harveyanum,[2] Ocotea duckei,[3] and others. It belongs to the class of tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids. Dimerization of coclaurine leads to the biscoclaurine alkaloids such as cepharanthine.
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- ^ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Matthew_Cheesman4/publication/303689274_Oceania_Antidepressant_Medicinal_Plants/links/5aa85083a6fdcc1b59c63bda/Oceania-Antidepressant-Medicinal-Plants.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Sowemimo BO, Beal JL, Doskotch RW, Svoboda GH (1972). "The isolation of stepharine and coclaurine from Sarcopetalum harveyanum". Lloydia. 35 (1): 90–91. PMID 5037484.
- ^ I.G da Silva; J.M Barbosa-Filho; M.S da Silva; C.D.G de Lacerda; E.V.L da-Cunha (2002). "Coclaurine from Ocotea duckei". Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 30 (9): 881–883. Bibcode:2002BioSE..30..881D. doi:10.1016/s0305-1978(02)00024-8.
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