Saturday, August 10, 2019

Reserpine

Reserpine is a drug that is used for the treatment of high blood pressure.

Reserpine has also been used for relief of psychotic symptoms.Reserpine is one of dozens of indole alkaloids  isolated from the plant Rauvolfia serpentina. In the rauwolfia plant, tryptophan is the starting material in the biosynthetic pathway of reserpine.


Reference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserpine

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