Littorine Explained

Littorine is a tropane alkaloid found in a variety of plants including Datura^[1] and Atropa belladonna.^[2] It is closely related in chemical structure to atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, which all share a common biosynthetic pathway.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Catuabine
• Scopine

Notes and References

1. Evans . W. C. . Ghani . A. . Woolley . V. A. . Distribution of littorine and other alkaloids in the roots of Datura species . Phytochemistry . 1972 . 11 . 8 . 2527–2529 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)88530-1 .
2. Nakanishi . F. . Sasaki . K. . Shimomura . K. . Isolation and identification of littorine from hairy roots of Atropa belladonna . Plant Cell Reports . 1998 . 18 . 3–4 . 249–251 . 10.1007/s002990050565 .
3. Zabetakis . I. . Edwards . R. . Hamilton . J. T. G. . O'Hagan . D. . The biosynthetic relationship between littorine and hyoscyamine in transformed roots of Datura stramonium . Plant Cell Reports . 1998 . 18 . 3–4 . 341–345 . 10.1007/s002990050583 .
4. Lanoue . A. . Boitel-Conti . M. . Portais . J.-C. . Laberche . J.-C. . Barbotin . J.-N. . Christen . P. . Sangwan-Norreel . B. . Kinetic Study of Littorine Rearrangement in Datura innoxia Hairy Roots by ¹³C NMR Spectroscopy . Journal of Natural Products . 2002 . 65 . 8 . 1131–1135 . 12193016 . 10.1021/np010612c .