A new indole alkaloid from Alstonia scholaris.
A new indole alkaloid, N-formylscholarine, together with picrinine, strictamine and nareline has been isolated from the fruit pods of Alstonia scholaris, and their structures were established by various spectral data. This is the first report of these alkaloids in A. scholaris fruit pods.
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
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Jain
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Pandey
Sarita
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Singh
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Singh
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Pandey
D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D031051:Alstonia / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D026121:Indole Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure
D000470:Alkaloids; D026121:Indole Alkaloids; C528220:picrinine; C015377:nareline; C022062:strictamine