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 [
1913 Webster]
" Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, with the structure:
CH2OH | / H / / |/ | | | | N | / / / /
"
[PJC]