berberine

quaternary ammonium cation
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q176525
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berberine

Summary

berberine is a type of chemical entity[1]. berberine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,929 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • berberine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • berberine's physically interacts with is recorded as taste receptor type 2[4].
  • berberine's canonical SMILES is recorded as O1c2c(OC1)cc5c(c2)c4cc3ccc(OC)c(OC)c3c[n+]4CC5[5].
  • berberine's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₀H₁₈NO₄⁺[6].
  • berberine is a type of quaternary ammonium cation[7].
  • berberine is part of tetrahydroberberine oxidase activity[8].
  • berberine is part of columbamine oxidase activity[9].
  • berberine is part of berberine reductase activity[10].
  • berberine's Commons category is recorded as Berberine[11].
  • berberine comprises nitrogen[12].
  • berberine comprises carbon[13].
  • berberine comprises oxygen[14].
  • berberine comprises hydrogen[15].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Thalictrum hernandezii[16].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Enantia[17].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis aetnensis[18].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Mahonia aquifolium[19].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis aristata[20].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis barandana[21].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis buxifolia[22].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis microphylla[23].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis chitria[24].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis integerrima[25].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis heteropoda[26].
  • berberine's found in taxon is recorded as Berberis himalaica[27].

Why It Matters

berberine ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,929 views/month).[2] berberine has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] berberine is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Comprehensive Analysis of Mouse Bitter Taste Receptors Reveals Different Molecular Receptive Ranges for Orthologous Receptors in Mice and Humans. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Chemosystematics of Thalictrum minus Complex. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Pharmacognostic Evaluation of stem of Berberis aristata DC.. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Berberis alkaloids XXXII. Berberal — A new alkaloid fromBerberis heterobotrys. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and Their Contained Alkaloids. 1957-1968. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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