Isolation of a new carboline alkaloid from Trigonostemon lii

Nat Prod Res. 2016;30(1):42-5. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2015.1032281. Epub 2015 Apr 16.

Abstract

A new carboline alkaloid, 1-(7-methoxy-quinolinyl-4'-yl)-3,4-dihydro-β-carboline (1), was isolated from the leaves and twigs of Trigonostemon lii Y.T. Chang, together with three known ones, trigonostemonines C and D (2 and 3), and trigonoliimine A (4). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analyses, including 2D-NMR techniques.

Keywords: Euphorbiaceae; Trigonostemon lii; carboline alkaloid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Alkaloids / isolation & purification*
  • Carbolines / chemistry
  • Carbolines / isolation & purification*
  • Euphorbiaceae / chemistry*
  • Indole Alkaloids / chemistry
  • Indole Alkaloids / isolation & purification
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Structure
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Quinolines / chemistry
  • Quinolines / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • 1-(7-methoxy-quinolinyl-4'-yl)-3,4-dihydro-beta-carboline
  • Alkaloids
  • Carbolines
  • Indole Alkaloids
  • Quinolines
  • trigonoliimine A