protoberberine (5,6-dihydroisoquinolino[2,1-b]isoquinolin-7-ium)

Introduction

benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline derivative that appears as an isoquinoline annelated (adjoined) with a naphthalene; the nitrogen is typically quarternary

More general terms

• berberine alkaloid

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=114943