title: [Structural identification of huperzinine C].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the alkaloid constituents of Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trev..
  
  
  METHODS
  Chromatographic methods were used for the isolation and purification. Structure was elucidated on the basis of chemical analysis and spectroscopic data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An alkaloid constituent was isolated from H. serrata (Thunb.) Trev..
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The compound was found to be a novel lycodine type alkaloid with tricyclic structure named huperzinine C.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
authors.forename: Shan-qin
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Yi-min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D032501:Huperzia / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; C488129:huperzinine C