Lagochilin Explained

Lagochilin is a bitter diterpene that forms a grey crystalline solid. It is found in various plants from the genus Lagochilus, most notably Lagochilus inebrians, and is thought to be responsible for the sedative, hypotensive and hemostatic effects of this plant.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Pulatova TP, Khazanovich RL . [On the alkaloid content of some Lagochilus species and on the nature of lagochiline] . Aptechnoe Delo . 6 . 29–32 . 1962 . 13972488 .
2. Mavlyankulova ZI, Zainutdinov UN, Mukhamedkhanov SI, Leont'ev VD, Aslanov KA . Investigation of the Lagochiline Acetylation Reaction . Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii . 1980 . 1 . 46–9 .
3. Chizhov OS, Kessenikh AV, Yakovlev IP, Zolotarev BM, Petukhov VA, Zelinsky ND . Structure of lagochilin . Tetrahedron Letters . January 1969 . 10. 17. 10.1016/S0040-4039(01)87886-2 . 1361–1364.
4. Chizhov OS, Kessenikh AV, Yakovlev IP, Zolotarev BM, Petukhov VA . The structure of lagochilin . Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Division of Chemical Science . 19 . 1866–1972 . 1970 . 10.1007/BF00849762 . 9 .