Aposcopolamine Explained

Aposcopolamine (apohyoscine) is a bio-active isolate of Datura ferox^[1] and several species of Physochlaina,^[2] - plants belonging to the Nightshade family, Solanaceae in which tropane alkaloids are of frequent occurrence, particularly in tribes Datureae and Hyoscyameae.

See also

• Hydroxyzine
• Isovoacristine
• Umbelliferone

Notes and References

1. 8847888. 1995. Vitale. AA. Acher. A. Pomilio. AB. Alkaloids of Datura ferox from Argentina. 49. 2. 81–9. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 10.1016/0378-8741(95)90035-7.
2. Gorinova, N.I., Atanassov, A.I. and Velcheva, M.P. In Vitro Culture and the Production of Physochlaine and Other Tropane Alkaloids - paper in Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 43 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants XI (ed. by Y.P.S. Bajaj) pub. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999.