Salutaridine

Salutaridine
Names
IUPAC name
4-Hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-17-methyl-5,6,8,14-tetradehydromorphinan-7-one
Systematic IUPAC name
(4aS,10R)-5-Hydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-11-methyl-9,10-dihydro-2H-10,4a-(azanoethano)phenanthren-2-one
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C19H21NO4/c1-20-7-6-19-10-16(24-3)14(21)9-12(19)13(20)8-11-4-5-15(23-2)18(22)17(11)19/h4-5,9-10,13,22H,6-8H2,1-3H3/t13-,19+/m1/s1 Y
    Key: GVTRUVGBZQJVTF-YJYMSZOUSA-N Y
  • CN1CC[C@]23C=C(C(=O)C=C2[C@H]1CC4=C3C(=C(C=C4)OC)O)OC
Properties
C19H21NO4
Molar mass 327.380 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Salutaridine, also known as floripavine, is an alkaloid that is present in the morphinan alkaloid pathway of opium poppy, Papaver somniferum.

Biosynthesis

It is produced by the enzyme salutaridine synthase that catalyzes the chemical reaction from its precursor (R)-reticuline:[1][2]

 
 
O2
2 H2O
 
 
 
 

The enzyme uses reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) as its cofactor.

Salutaridine is converted to salutaridinol by the enzyme salutaridine reductase (NADPH).[3]

 
 
 
H+
 
 
 
 

References

  1. ^ Enzyme 1.14.19.67 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ Gerady R, Zenk MH (1993). "Formation of salutaridine from (R)-reticuline by a membrane-bound cytochrome P-450 enzyme from Papaver somniferum". Phytochemistry. 32: 79–86. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(92)80111-Q.
  3. ^ Gerady R, Zenk MH (1993). "Purification and characterization of salutaridine:NADPH 7-oxidoreductase from Papaver somniferum". Phytochemistry. 34 (1): 125–132. Bibcode:1993PChem..34..125G. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)90793-3.