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What is a coccinelline?

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Coccinelline is an alkaloid that is produced by the seven-spot ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) it is likely a defence product with a bitter taste and possibly some toxicity to predators. For a synthesis and to view the structure you can find it in a paper by Adams Carruthers and Crowley in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Chemical Communications, 1991, page 1261.

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