title: Cactus alkaloids XLII: 3,4-dimethoxy-beta-phenethylamine and heliamine from the Mexican cereoid Backebergia militaris.
abstract: Backebergia militaris (Andot) Bravo ex Sánchez Mejorada yielded alkaloid crystals from a fractionated ethanol extract of only 20 g of plant material. The alkaloid was identified as heliamine (6,7-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline) hydrochloride. A second alkaloid, 3,4-dimethoxy-beta-phenethylamine hydrochloride, was crystallized after preparative TLC of the mother liquors. Both compounds were isolated previously from other cactus species.
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004118:Dimethoxyphenylethylamine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis*; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D004118:Dimethoxyphenylethylamine; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010627:Phenethylamines; D010936:Plant Extracts; D044005:Tetrahydroisoquinolines; C024133:heliamine