title: Iseluxine: a novel isoquinolinone alkaloid from Iseia luxurians.
abstract: A novel isoquinolinone alkaloid, iseluxine (1), has been isolated from the epigeal parts of Iseia luxurians (MORIC.) O'DONELL (Convolvulaceae), a climber indigenous to the tropical Americas. Structural elucidation was achieved by HRMS, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HMBC spectroscopy. N- and/or O-methyl derivatives of 1 are already known from certain Magnoliidae families, e.g., the Fumariaceae, the Lauraceae, or the Papaveraceae. Iseluxine, the "missing link" in the biosynthesis of these methyl derivatives from dopamine, is the first isoquinolinone alkaloid characterized by a catechol substructure.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmazie, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schimming
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jenett-Siems
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siems
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eich
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D007546:Isoquinolines; C421178:iseluxine