New type of trimeric and pentameric indole alkaloids from Psychotria rostrata.
Two new tryptamine-related alkaloids, psychotrimine and psychopentamine, were isolated from the leaves of Psychotria rostrata, and their novel structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic analyses.
Takayama
Hiromitsu
H
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan. takayama@p.chiba-u.ac.jp
Mori
Ikue
I
Kitajima
Mariko
M
Aimi
Norio
N
Lajis
Nordin H
NH
D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D032069:Psychotria / Q000737:chemistry*
D026121:Indole Alkaloids; C503381:psychopentamine; C503380:psychotrimine