Thealkaloids are a large group ofnatural products which areclassified according to the part-structure which members of a particular group contain. Akuammicine is a monoterpene indole alkaloid of the Vinca sub-group which shares a commonbiosynthesis with other members, namely that they are derived fromstrictosidine.[4][5] It was first isolated in 1927 and had been investigated bySir Robert Robinson and others before its structure was correctly deduced.[1][6][7] This was confirmed byX-ray crystallography in 2017.[8]
As with other indole alkaloids, the biosynthesis of akuammicine starts from theamino acidtryptophan. This is converted into strictosidine before further elaboration.[4]
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