Yohimban
Encyclopedia
Yohimban is a chemical compound
. It is the base chemical structure
of various alkaloid
s in the Rauwolfia
and Pausinystalia
plant genuses, including yohimbine
, rauwolscine
, corynanthine
, ajmalicine
, reserpine
, deserpidine
, and rescinnamine
, among others.
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements that can be separated into simpler substances by chemical reactions. Chemical compounds have a unique and defined chemical structure; they consist of a fixed ratio of atoms that are held together...
. It is the base chemical structure
Chemical structure
A chemical structure includes molecular geometry, electronic structure and crystal structure of molecules. Molecular geometry refers to the spatial arrangement of atoms in a molecule and the chemical bonds that hold the atoms together. Molecular geometry can range from the very simple, such as...
of various alkaloid
Alkaloid
Alkaloids are a group of naturally occurring chemical compounds that contain mostly basic nitrogen atoms. This group also includes some related compounds with neutral and even weakly acidic properties. Also some synthetic compounds of similar structure are attributed to alkaloids...
s in the Rauwolfia
Rauwolfia
Rauvolfia is a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. The genus is named to honor Leonhard Rauwolf. The approximately 85 species in the genus can mainly be found in tropical regions...
and Pausinystalia
Pausinystalia
Pausinystalia, formerly known as Corynanthe is a largely African genus of plant in family Rubiaceae. At least one species in the genus contains a powerful alkaloid known as yohimbine used in some herbal remedies, that being Pausinystalia yohimbe...
plant genuses, including yohimbine
Yohimbine
Yohimbine is an alkaloid with stimulant and aphrodisiac effects found naturally in Pausinystalia yohimbe . It is also found naturally in Rauwolfia serpentina , Alchornea floribunda , along with several other active alkaloids...
, rauwolscine
Rauwolscine
Rauwolscine, also known as isoyohimbine, α-yohimbine, and corynanthidine, is an alkaloid found in various species within the genera Rauwolfia and Pausinystalia . It is a stereoisomer of yohimbine...
, corynanthine
Corynanthine
Corynanthine, also known as rauhimbine, is an alkaloid found in the Rauwolfia and Pausinystalia genera of plants. It is one of the two diastereoisomers of yohimbine, the other being rauwolscine...
, ajmalicine
Ajmalicine
Ajmalicine, also known as δ-yohimbine or raubasine, is an antihypertensive drug used in the treatment of high blood pressure. It has been marketed under numerous brand names including Card-Lamuran, Circolene, Cristanyl, Duxil, Duxor, Hydroxysarpon, Iskedyl, Isosarpan, Isquebral, Lamuran, Melanex,...
, reserpine
Reserpine
Reserpine is an indole alkaloid antipsychotic and antihypertensive drug that has been used for the control of high blood pressure and for the relief of psychotic symptoms, although because of the development of better drugs for these purposes and because of its numerous side-effects, it is rarely...
, deserpidine
Deserpidine
Deserpidine is an antihypertensive drug related to reserpine.-References:...
, and rescinnamine
Rescinnamine
Rescinnamine is an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor used as an antihypertensive drug.It is an alkaloid obtained from Rauwolfia serpentina and other species of Rauwolfia....
, among others.