please draw mechanism how ephedrine is obtained from ephedra plant. (left picture is a example of how aspirin is obtained

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please draw mechanism how ephedrine is obtained from ephedra plant. (left picture is a example of how aspirin is obtained)
Drugs from plants
glucose
он
OH
OAc
isolation
hydrolysis
oxidation
acetylation
1827
он
1938
OH
HO
но
salicin
salicylic alcohol
(saligenin)
salicylic acid
aspirin
White willow Salix alba
Salicin from Salix alba
From White willow to Aspirin
glucose
OAC
HO
OH
Ancient Egypt
Native American
Edward Stone
Kolbe &
salicin
-700 BC
-1400s
1763
Lautemann
aspirin
1000 BC
500 BC
1700
1825
1860
1900
2000
1838
1898
publishes a report
detailing five years
of experiments on
the use of dried,
Raffaele Piria
Felix Hoffman
finds that adding an
OH
converts salicin to
salicylic acid and
glucose
OH
acetyl group to salicylic
acid reduces its irritant
powdered willow
bark in curing fevers
properties and Bayer
salicylic acid
synthesis
patents the process
http://herballeaf.eu/willow-bark-natural-aspirin/
Transcribed Image Text:Drugs from plants glucose он OH OAc isolation hydrolysis oxidation acetylation 1827 он 1938 OH HO но salicin salicylic alcohol (saligenin) salicylic acid aspirin White willow Salix alba Salicin from Salix alba From White willow to Aspirin glucose OAC HO OH Ancient Egypt Native American Edward Stone Kolbe & salicin -700 BC -1400s 1763 Lautemann aspirin 1000 BC 500 BC 1700 1825 1860 1900 2000 1838 1898 publishes a report detailing five years of experiments on the use of dried, Raffaele Piria Felix Hoffman finds that adding an OH converts salicin to salicylic acid and glucose OH acetyl group to salicylic acid reduces its irritant powdered willow bark in curing fevers properties and Bayer salicylic acid synthesis patents the process http://herballeaf.eu/willow-bark-natural-aspirin/
CH3
H3C
H.
OH
ephedrine
ZI
Transcribed Image Text:CH3 H3C H. OH ephedrine ZI
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Ephedrine is obtained from the stem of plants ephedra vulgaris or ephedra sinica. Ephedrine acts on part of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and increases blood pressure. It is also a bronchodilator.

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