Peyote Alkaloids: Identification in the Mexican Cactus Pelecyphora aselliformis Ehrenberg
J.m. Neal, Patricia Sato, William N. Howald, Jerry L. Mclaughlin
Science June 9, 1972 DOI: 10.1126/science.176.4039.1131 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAlkaloid extracts from the Mexican peyote cactus Pelecyphora aselliformis Ehrenberg contain hordenine, anhalidine, pellotine, 3-demethyltrichocereine, mescaline, 3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine, and the N-monomethyl derivatives of mescaline and 3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine. This is the first report of mescaline and several other alkaloids occurring in a North American cactus outside the genus Lophophora.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Chemical analysis Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Mescaline |
| Keywords | Cactus Phenethylamine Traditional medicine Chemistry |
| Citations | 16 |
| Key finding | Mescaline and several other alkaloids were identified for the first time in a North American cactus species other than Lophophora, specifically Pelecyphora aselliformis. |
Abstract
Hordenine, anhalidine, pellotine, 3-demethyltrichocereine, mescaline, 3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine, and the N -monomethyl derivatives of mescaline and 3,4-dimethoxy-β-phenethylamine have been isolated or identified, or both, in alkaloid extracts of a Mexican "peyote" cactus, Pelecyphora aselliformis Ehrenberg. This is the first report of the occurrence of some of these alkaloids, including mescaline, in a North American cactus other than Lophophora .