Stemmadenine

Stemmadenine

Names
IUPAC name Methyl (1R,2S,16E)-16-ethylidene-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4,14-diazatetracyclo[12.2.2.0^3,11.0^5,10]octadeca-3(11),5,7,9-tetraene-2-carboxylate
Identifiers
ChemSpider	8242264
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PubChem	10066724
InChI InChI=1S/C21H26N2O3/c1-3-14-12-23-10-8-16-15-6-4-5-7-18(15)22-19(16)21(13-24,20(25)26-2)17(14)9-11-23/h3-7,17,22,24H,8-13H2,1-2H3/b14-3-/t17-,21+/m1/s1 Key: MBXJCHZRHROMQA-YVDMJPQFSA-N InChI=1/C21H26N2O3/c1-3-14-12-23-10-8-16-15-6-4-5-7-18(15)22-19(16)21(13-24,20(25)26-2)17(14)9-11-23/h3-7,17,22,24H,8-13H2,1-2H3/b14-3-/t17-,21+/m1/s1 Key: MBXJCHZRHROMQA-YVDMJPQFBN
SMILES C/C=C\1/CN2CC[C@H]1[C@](C3=C(CC2)C4=CC=CC=C4N3)(CO)C(=O)OC
Properties
Chemical formula	C21H26N2O3
Molar mass	354.45 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Stemmadenine is a terpene indole alkaloid. Stemmadenine is believed to be formed from preakuammicine by a carbon-carbon bond cleavage. Cleavage of a second carbon-carbon bond is thought to form dehydrosecodine. The enzymes forming stemmadenine and using it as a substrate remain unknown to date.