Biosynthesis of cocaine
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title:
Biosynthesis of cocaine
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The biosynthesis of cocaine has long attracted the attention of biochemists and organic chemists. This interest is partly motivated by the strong physiological effects of cocaine, but a further incentive was the unusual bicyclic structure of the molecule. The biosynthesis can be viewed as occurring in two phases, one phase leading to the N-methylpyrrolinium ring, which is preserved in the final product. The second phase incorporates a C4 unit with formation of the bicyclic tropane core.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biosynthesis_of_cocaine
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2009-06-11T01:36:22Z
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2024-09-04T20:06:23Z
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