ABSTRACT
A new type of isoquinoline alkaloid leptopyrine was isolated from the aerial parts of Leptopyrum fumarioides L. (Ranunculaceae) of Mongolian origin. The known alkaloids protopine and thalifoline were isolated for the first time from this the species. All structures were established by physical and spectral analyses.
Subject(s)
Alkaloids/chemistry , Isoquinolines/chemistry , Ranunculaceae/chemistry , Alkaloids/isolation & purification , Benzophenanthridines/chemistry , Benzophenanthridines/isolation & purification , Berberine Alkaloids/chemistry , Berberine Alkaloids/isolation & purification , Isoquinolines/isolation & purification , Molecular Structure , Plant Components, Aerial/chemistryABSTRACT
Twelve steroidal alkaloids were isolated from four populations of Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. and Veratrum nigrum L. Full NMR data for veralosinine (1), and extensive 1H NMR data for veralosine (3) and teinemine (5) are presented here for the first time. (+/-)-15-O-(2-Methylbutyroyl)germine (10) is undescribed up to now. The antiproliferative activities of veranigrine, veralosinine, and neogermitrine have shown that they are a perspective for further studies.
