noun Lupinine n. (Chem.) An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus luteus, Lupinus albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline substance, having a formula C10H19NO. Called also l-lupinine Note: Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine (1-R-trans)-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, with the structure: CH2OH | / H / / |/ | | | | N | / / / /
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