Ergocryptine
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.384 |
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Formula | C32H41N5O5 |
Molar mass | 575.698 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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Ergocryptine is an ergopeptine and one of the ergot alkaloids. It is isolated from ergot or fermentation broth and it serves as starting material for the production of bromocriptine.[1]
Chemistry
Ergocryptine is a mixture of two very similar compounds, alpha- and beta-ergocryptine.[2] The beta differs from the alpha form only in the position of a single methyl group, which is a consequence of the biosynthesis in which the proteinogenic amino acid leucine is replaced by isoleucine.
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References
- ^ Kren V., Cvak L. "Ergot: the genus Claviceps". Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers; 1999. p. 399–401
- ^ Yates, S. G.; Plattner, R. D.; Garner, G. B. (1985). "Detection of ergopeptine alkaloids in endophyte-infected, toxic Ky-31 tall fescue by mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry" (PDF). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 33 (4): 719. doi:10.1021/jf00064a038.