Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Ecgonidine (anhydroecgonine) is an alkaloid related to ecgonine and cocaine. It has a structure with a cycloheptene ring with a nitrogen bridge and a carboxylic acid side chain.Methylecgonidine is produced by pyrolysis in the process of smoking crack cocaine and then subsequently metabolised to ecgonidine and so these two compounds can be tested for as a specific biomarker for crack cocaine use.
