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|  IUPAC name  7-Methyl-2′H,2′′H-7,13a-secobis([1,3]dioxolo)[4′,5′:2,3;4′′,5′′:9,10]berbin-13a-one  | |
|  Systematic IUPAC name  5-Methyl-4,6,7,14-tetrahydro-2H,10H-bis([1,3]benzodioxolo)[4,5-c:5′,6′-g]azecin-13(5H)-one  | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.546 | 
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| Properties | |
| C20H19NO5 | |
| Molar mass | 353.369 g/mol | 
| Appearance | white crystals | 
| Density | 1.399 g/cm3 | 
| Melting point | 208 °C (406 °F; 481 K) | 
| practically insoluble | |
| Solubility in chloroform | 1:15 | 
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).  | |
Protopine is an alkaloid occurring in opium poppy, [2] Corydalis tubers [3] and other plants of the family papaveraceae, like Fumaria officinalis . [4] Protopine is metabolically derived from the benzylisoquinoline alkaloid (S)-Reticuline through a progressive series of five enzymatic transformations: 1) berberine bridge enzyme to (S)-Scoulerine; 2) (S)-cheilanthifoline synthase/CYP719A25 to (S)-Cheilanthifoline; 3) (S)-stylopine synthase/CYP719A20 to (S)-Stylopine; 4) (S)-tetrahydroprotoberberine N-methyltransferase to (S)-cis-N-Methylstylopine; and ultimately, 5) N-methylstylopine hydroxylase to protopine. [5]
It has been found to inhibit histamine H1 receptors and platelet aggregation, and acts as an analgesic. [6] [7]