benzophenanthridine alkaloid

A specific group of isoquinoline alkaloids that occur only in higher plants and are constituents mainly of the Papaveraceae family.

ChEBI ID: 38517

Members (10)

Member	Definition	Role
acetylcorynoline		Acetylcorynoline
chelerythrine	A benzophenanthridine alkaloid isolated from the root of Zanthoxylum simulans, Chelidonium majus L., and other Papaveraceae.	chelerythrine
chelidonine		chelidonine
chelirubine	A benzophenanthridine alkaloid that is sanguinarine bearing a methoxy substituent at position 10.	chelirubine
corynoline	A benzophenanthridine alkaloid that is chelidonine substituted by a methyl group at position 13. Isolated from the aerial parts of Corydalis incisa, it acts as an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor and also exhibits antineoplastic and hepatoprotective activity.	corynoline
dihydrochelerythrine		dihydrochelerythrine
dihydrosanguinarine	A benzophenanthridine alkaloid obtained by selective hydrogenation of the 13,14-position of sanguinarine.	dihydrosanguinarine
fagaronine		fagaronine
homochelidonine		(+/-)-Homochelidonine
sanguinarine		sanguinarine