Hygrine Explained

Hygrine is a pyrrolidine alkaloid, found mainly in coca leaves (0.2%). It was first isolated by Carl Liebermann in 1889 (along with a related compound cuscohygrine) as an alkaloid accompanying cocaine in coca. Hygrine is extracted as a thick yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor.

See also

• Coca alkaloids
• Pseudotropine
• Troparil

References

• Book: Dr. Ame Pictet . The Vegetable Alkaloids. With particular reference to their chemical constitution . Chapman & Hall . London . 1904 .
• Encyclopedia: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary . 1913 . ? . Hygrine.
• Web site: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. . https://archive.today/20121211210941/http://sun.ars-grin.gov:8080/npgspub/xsql/duke/chemdisp.xsql?chemical=HYGRINE . dead . December 11, 2012 . July 15, 2005 .