Hodgkinsine is a pyrrolidinoindoline alkaloid that has been found inP. colorataand has analgesic activity.1It increases latency to paw licking in the hot plate test and latency to tail withdrawal in the tail-flick test in mice when administered at a dose of 5 mg kg. 1.Amador, T.A., Verotta, L., Nunes, D.S., et al.Antinociceptive profile of hodgkinsinePlanta Med.66(8)770-772(2000)
Hodgkinsine B is an alkaloid and isomer of hodgkinsine that has analgesic activity.1It increases the latency to tail withdrawal in the tail-flick test in mice when administered at a dose of 10 mg kg. 1.Kodanko, J.J., Hiebert, S., Peterson, E.A., et al.Synthesis of all low-energy stereoisomers of the tris(pyrrolidinoindoline) alkaloid hodgkinsine and preliminary assessment of their antinociceptive activityJ. Org. Chem.72(21)7909-7914(2007)