A New Alkaloid Ajmalimine from the Roots of Rauwolfia serpentina

S Siddiqui; S S Ahmad; S I Haider

doi:10.1055/s-2006-962708

A New Alkaloid Ajmalimine from the Roots of Rauwolfia serpentina

Planta Med. 1987 Jun;53(3):288-9. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-962708.

Authors

S Siddiqui¹, S S Ahmad, S I Haider

Affiliation

¹ H. E. J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-32, Pakistan.

PMID: 17269023
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-962708

Abstract

A new indole alkaloid ajmalimine has been isolated from the roots of RAUWOLFIA SERPENTINA collected in Thailand. Its structure, 21-(trimethoxybenzoyl)-ajmaline, was established by spectroscopic and chemical means.