title: Identification of benzophenanthridine alkaloids from Bocconia arborea by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
abstract: A methanol extract of the bark of Bocconia arborea was fractionated on silica gel and the fractions analysed using gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Several benzophenanthridine alkaloids were identified including dihydrosanguinarine, oxysanguinarine, 11-acetonyldihydrochelerythrine, dihydrochelerythrine, chelerythrine, chelerythridimerine and angoline as the principal constituents. The results show that the direct GC-MS analysis of these alkaloids is possible with a clear distinction between the compounds. The technique is shown to be a valuable tool and an alternative technique to classical phytochemical procedures permitting the fast analysis of alkaloids mixtures.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Investigacion de Productos Naturales, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industias extractivas IPN, Punto Fijo 16, Col. Torres de Lindavista, CP 07708, México DF, México. dmex@dfl.telmex.net.mx
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Perez Gutierrez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vargas Solis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Diaz Gutierrez
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Martinez-Martinez
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D028101:Papaveraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D010617:Phenanthridines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D010617:Phenanthridines