title: A beta-carboline alkaloid from the soft coral lignopsis spongiosum
abstract: From an EtOH extract of Lignopsis spongiosum, a new beta-carboline alkaloid, 2-methyl-9H-pyrido[3,4b]indole-3-carboxylic acid (1), was isolated and characterized by spectral methods.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellon II, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Seldes