Ajmaline hydrochloride is an alkaloid found in the root of Rauwolfia serpentina, and other plant sources. It is a class of Ia antiarrhythmic agent that apparently works by changing the shape and threshold of cardiac action potentials.
Lorajmine, a monochloroacetyl derivative of ajmaline, is a class Ia antiarrhythmic agent that is rapidly hydrolyzed to ajmaline by plasma and tissue esterases.
Vinorine is a direct biosynthetic precursor along the complex pathway to the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid ajmaline, an antiarrhythmic drug from the Indian medicinal plant Rauvolfia serpentina.