Quinolizidines

Name
Quinolizidines
Accession Number
DBCAT001848
Description

Saturated quinolizines that are two fused six-membered rings with a nitrogen atom at the ring fusion. They are biosynthesized in PLANTS by cyclization of a LYSINE coupled to CADAVERINE. Many of them are naturally occurring ALKALOIDS.

Drugs
DrugDrug Description
SparteineSparteine is a plant alkaloid derived from Cytisus scoparius and Lupinus mutabilis which may chelate calcium and magnesium. It is a sodium channel blocker, so it falls in the category...
beta-IsosparteineNot Annotated
CytisineAn alkaloid with partial agonist activity at the α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor used to aid smoking cessation.
Drugs & Drug Targets
DrugTargetType
SparteineCytochrome P450 2D6enzyme
CytisineNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-4target
CytisineNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-7target
CytisineNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-3target
CytisineNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit alpha-6target
CytisineNeuronal acetylcholine receptor subunit beta-2target