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IUPAC name Methyl 16-methoxy-2,3,6,7-tetradehydro-5α,12β,19α-aspidospermidine-3-carboxylate | |
Systematic IUPAC name Methyl (3aR,3aS,10bS)-3a-ethyl-8-methoxy-3a,3a,4,6,11,12-hexahydro-1H-indolizinocarbazole-5-carboxylate | |
Other names Ervamycine | |
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Chemical formula | C22H26N2O3 |
Molar mass | 366.461 g·mol |
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16-Methoxytabersonine is a terpene indole alkaloid produced by the medicinal plant Catharanthus roseus. 16-methoxytabersonine is synthesized by methylation of the hydroxyl group at the 16 position of 16-hydroxytabersonine by tabersonine 16-O-methyltransferase (16OMT). The compound is a substrate for hydration by two concerted enzymes Tabersonine-3-Oxidase (T3O) and Tabersonine-3-Reductase (T3R), which leads to the formation of 3-hydroxy-16-methoxy-2,3-dihydrotabersonine.
References
- Levac, Murata, Kim and De Luca (2008) Application of carborundum abrasion for investigating the leaf epidermis: molecular cloning of Catharanthus roseus 16-hydroxytabersonine-16-O-methyltransferase. The Plant Journal. 53(2). 225-236
- Qu, Y., Easson, M. L., Froese, J., Simionescu, R., Hudlicky, T., & De Luca, V. (2015). Completion of the seven-step pathway from tabersonine to the anticancer drug precursor vindoline and its assembly in yeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(19), 6224-6229.