chelirubine
noun1
- a positive organic ion, with chemical formula C₂₁H₁₆NO₅⁺, having six interlinked carbon rings (including three aromatic benzene rings); commonly formed in combination with a negative halide ion, such as chelirubine chloride.
- The biosynthetic investigation of chelirubine (3) and macarpine (4) has not been reported. A proposal for the biogenetic conversion of sanguinarine (1) into chelirubine (3) had been made. — 1983