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GO: Biological Process

isoquinoline alkaloid metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0033076
Synonyms
  • ipecac alkaloid metabolism
  • isoquinoline alkaloid metabolism
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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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