[Plant from New-Caledonia. Alkaloids of Melodinus reticulatus].
(-)Tabersonine and (-)-11-methoxytabersonine were isolated from fruits of Melodinus reticulatus. Stems and leaves contain uvaol and eight alkaloids, five of which were previously described: (-)tabersonine, venalstonidine, kopsinine, venalstonine and its 3-oxoderivative. Three are new: 19-hydroxyvenalstonine, 19-hydroxyvenalstonidine and 3-oxovenalstonidine.
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Laboratoire de Pharmacie Chimique II, U.E.R. de Chimie Thérapeutique, Chatenay-Malabry, France.
Rochat
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Baassou
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Sevenet
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