title: Isolation and characterization of yuremamine, a new phytoindole.
abstract: Yuremamine was isolated and characterized from the stem bark of Mimosa tenuiflora. This plant is still used by indigenous peoples in North-eastern Brazil to make yurema, a psychoactive beverage that is used for medico-religious purpose ( jurema preta or vinho da jurema, in Portuguese). The characterization of this novel compound by NMR and mass spectrometry introduces a new class of phytoindoles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Kuopio, Finland.
authors.forename: Jouko J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vepsäläinen
authors.forename: Seppo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Auriola
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tukiainen
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ropponen
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Callaway
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D031298:Mimosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular; D024301:Plant Bark / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D010936:Plant Extracts; C507332:Yuremamine