title: Revision of the structure of ajmalimine.
abstract: Careful reexamination of the published 1H and 13C NMR spectral data of ajmalimine (1), an indole alkaloid from the roots of Rauvolfia serpentina, indicates that, in reality, the compound is (+)-17R-O-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzoyl)ajmaline (3).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Technical University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 6100, FIN-02015 HUT Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hanhinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lounasmaa
mesh_terms: D000404:Ajmaline; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011926:Rauwolfia / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C434024:17-O-(3',4',5'-trimethoxybenzoyl)ajmaline; D000470:Alkaloids; D007211:Indoles; D000404:Ajmaline