Indole alkaloids from Rauvolfia bahiensis A.DC. (Apocynaceae)

Phytochemistry. 2002 Jun;60(3):315-20. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(02)00122-x.

Abstract

Four indole alkaloids, 12-methoxy-N(a)-methyl-vellosimine, demethoxypurpeline, 12-methoxyaffinisine, and 12-methoxy-vellosimine, in addition to picrinine, vinorine, raucaffrinoline, normacusine B, norseredamine, seredamine, 10-methoxynormacusine B, norpurpeline and purpeline, were isolated from the bark or leaf extracts of Rauvolfia bahiensis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Indole Alkaloids / chemistry*
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Rauwolfia / chemistry*

Substances

  • 12-methoxy-N(a)-methylvellosimine
  • 12-methoxyaffinisine
  • Indole Alkaloids
  • demethoxypurpeline