Alkaloids and triterpenoids from Ammocharis coranica (Amaryllidaceae).
The bulbs of Ammocharis coranica yielded eight alkaloids: lycorine, acetylcaranine and crinamine, which have been reported previously from A. coranica, 1-O-acetyllycorine, hippadine, 6 alpha-hydroxypowelline and hamayne, which have been reported from other members of the Amaryllidaceae, 1-O-acetyl-9-O-demethylpuviine, which has not been described previously, and the known cycloartane compounds: 24-methylenecycloartan-3 beta-ol, cycloeucalenol, cycloeucalenone and also 24-methylenepollinastanone, which has not been described previously.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
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D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000470:Alkaloids; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D014315:Triterpenes