pellotine

pellotine

[′pel·ə‚tēn]
(organic chemistry)
C13H19O3N A colorless, crystalline alkaloid, derived from the dried cactus pellote, Lophophora williamsi (Mexico), slightly soluble in water; used as a hypnotic.
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Whereas the alkaloids of Trichocereus pachanoi consist mainly of mescaline and related phenethylamines, Lophophora williamsii contains a mixture of mescaline and tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids, such as pellotine, anhalonidine, lophophorine and anhalonine (Bruhn et al.
Ecstasy analogues found in cacti
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