Pericine

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Pericine
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
(R-(E))-5-ethylidcene-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-7-methylene-2H-3,6-ethanoazonino(5,4-b)indole
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
Legal status
Legal status
  • Legal
Identifiers
CAS Number 84638-28-8
ATC code none
PubChem CID 6440735
Chemical data
Formula C19H22N2
Molar mass 278.391 g/mol[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Pericine is one of a number of indole alkaloids found in the tree Picralima nitida, commonly known as Akuamma. The dried seeds from this plant are used in traditional medicine throughout West Africa, particularly in Ghana as well as in the Ivory Coast and Nigeria. As with some other alkaloids from this plant such as akuammine, pericine has been shown to bind to mu opioid receptors, and has an IC50 of 0.6μmol, around 6x more potent than codeine when tested in the same assay.[1] However it may also have convulsant effects.[2]

References

  1. Arens H, Borbe HO, Ulbrich B, Stöckigt J. Detection of Pericine, a New CNS-active Indole Alkaloid from Picralima nitida Cell Suspension Culture by Opiate Receptor Binding Studies. Planta Medica. 1982 Dec;46(12):210-4. PMID 17396975
  2. Margaret F. Roberts, Michael Wink. Alkaloids: Biochemistry, Ecology, and Medicinal Applications. pp68-69. ISBN 9780306454653