Term Name: cinchonine
Synonyms: (+)-cinchonine, (8R,9S)-cinchonine, (9S)-Cinchonan-9-ol, (S)-quinolin-4-yl-(5-vinyl-1-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-yl)-methanol, Cinchonine, D-cinchonine
Definition: Cinchonan in which a hydrogen at position 9 is substituted by hydroxy (S configuration). It occurs in the bark of most varieties of Cinchona shrubs, and is frequently used for directing chirality in asymmetric synthesis.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:27509]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: (8xi)-cinchonan-9-ol cinchona alkaloid
has_parent_hydride: cinchonan
has_role: metabolite