title: Cytotoxic and antimalarial alkaloids from the bulbs of Crinum amabile.
abstract: From the bulbs of Crinum amabile (Amaryllidaceae), a new alkaloid (-)-amabiline [1], together with the known alkaloids (-)-lycorine [2], (-)-buphanisine [3], (-)-augustine [4], and (+)-crinamine [5], were isolated. The structural characterization of 1 and the revised 1H- and 13C-nmr assignments of 2 are discussed. Alkaloids 2, 4, and 5 were found to be the principal cytotoxic and antimalarial constituents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Likhitwitayawuid
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Angerhofer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pezzuto
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cordell
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ruangrungsi
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D047151:Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D047151:Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids; D000962:Antimalarials; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D010617:Phenanthridines; C015330:lycorine