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isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic process |
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- ipecac alkaloid biosynthesis
- isoquinoline alkaloid anabolism
- isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis
- isoquinoline alkaloid formation
- isoquinoline alkaloid synthesis
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| Definition: |
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of isoquinoline alkaloids, alkaloid compounds that contain bicyclic N-containing aromatic rings and are derived from a 3,4-dihydroxytyramine (dopamine) precursor that undergoes a Schiff base addition with aldehydes of different origin.
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/ib/425/lecture32.html
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