[Alkaloids of Vinca rosea L. introduced to Western Georgia].

Vinca roseae L. (Саtharanthus rosea (L.) G. Don) was introduced at Kobuleti experimental station of medical plants. The object of investigation was the plant material of Vinca roseae L. collected in May, 2005., September, 2006 and October, 2009. Total alkaloids were obtained in accordance with Atta- ur-Rachman method. The variability of the quantitative and qualitative composition of total alkaloids and vincaleikoblastin (VLB) fraction during vegetation was studied. It was established that the maximal content of total alkaloids and VLB fraction of Vinca roseae L. is accumulated in the phase of secondary flowering, hence the collecting of a plant material is recommended to be made during the aforesaid vegetation phase as for this period it is a rather high output of a raw material, alkaloid complex and VLB faction. Alkaloids vinkaleikoblastin, ajmalicine and new epimer tetrahydroalstonine with С3Н-α- orientation were yielded, separated and identified using modern physical-chemical and spectral methods (13С NMR).

[Development of quantitative analyse method for determination of alkaloid cytisin in Spartium junceum L., growing in Georgia].

The aim of the research was to develop a method for quantitative determination of cytisine in Spartium junceum L. We used the above-ground parts of plants. In developing a method of analysis we used the method of 3-phase extraction. In this case the best results were obtained in the system: chopped raw material - water solution of ammonia - chloroform. In this case, the amount of alkaloids extracted almost entirely from the plant and goes into the chloroform phase. Evaluation of the results was carried out by the validation. The method for determination of cytisine in raw product was proposed. The method comprises the following steps-extraction of raw materials extracting chloroform phase and its evaporation, the translation of solids in methanol, the chromatographic separation cytisine and its fixation of the spectrophotometer method. The method is reproducible, has the required accuracy, is easy to analysis (less than 9 hours).